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Kuwait donates $15m as $344m pledged for Rohingya refugees Jordan queen decries ‘persecution’ • Bangladesh says burden ‘untenable’

GENEVA: Nations have pledged $344 mil- lion to care for Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, an “encouraging” step in the activists allege. The two pit bulls, a response to the intensifying crisis, the UN Dogs switched breed banned in Kuwait, were import- said yesterday. Many of the funds for the ed on Sept 22. But they were not minority Muslim group, who have fled from allowed to pass through customs and violence in the northern part of Myanmar’s from customs, were instead kept in their crates in the Rakhine state, were promised at a high-level cargo terminal. conference in Geneva, co-hosted by the used in fights Only they weren’t. Sources close to United Nations, the European Union and the matter claim the animals were Kuwait. Kuwait announced its commitment to By Athoob Al-Shuaibi switched after a week in quarantine donate $15 million, offered by official and and used in local illicit dogfights. To public bodies. KUWAIT: Two dogs illegally import- prevent suspicion, two strays were Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled ed to Kuwait from Romania are now rounded up and placed in the cus- Al-Jarallah said the UN Security Council is suffering in poor conditions and are toms’ hold where the two pit bulls had facing an ethical and humanitarian responsi- stuck in customs without adequate been kept. bility before a political or legal one towards food or care, local animal rights Continued on Page 11 the disgusting crimes committed against the Rohingya people. He called on the authorities in Myanmar to take the needed procedures to avoid such violations as well as apply the law, security and freedom of living and transport BANGLADESH: Jordan’s Queen Rania meets Rohingya refugees during her visit to the without any religious or ethnical discrimina- Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia yesterday. — AFP tion. Jarallah urged them to “cease the prac- tice of stripping the Rohingya minority of (IHH) in distributing aid supplies in Cox’s an encouraging morning,” the UN’s humani- their right of citizenship, which as a result Bazar, a city located about 70 km from the tarian chief, Mark Lowcock, told reporters. A deprives them of the right to property and Myanmar border, in collaboration with the total of $344 million has been raised so far, a employment”. Bangladeshi army. The humanitarian aid cam- final UN statement said. Some of the money He expressed Kuwait’s gratitude towards paign will continue until today. was promised in the run up to the conference the distinguished efforts exerted by The UN says it needs $434 million to pro- and Lowcock said he expected more com- Bangladesh in hosting the Rohingya refugees vide support through February for the mitments in the coming days. A group of and alleviating their suffering. Kuwait Red 900,000 Rohingya who have fled across the nations had also offered $50 million of in- The impounded pit bulls are seen at the customs quarantine. Crescent Society is currently working with border, as well as the 300,000 local kind donations. Turkey’s Humanitarian Relief Foundation Bangladeshis hosting the influx. “We’ve had Continued on Page 11

legal and legislative and others. Assembly term Key battles are expected to take Aramco IPO on place between pro-government and opposition lawmakers over the interior opens today with and defense and the financial affairs track for second committees, which are expected to dis- crises looming cuss a number of crucial issues and leg- half of ’18: CEO islation, mainly on austerity measures. The assembly will also listen to two RIYADH: Saudi Aramco’s initial public offer- By B Izzak and A Saleh speeches by Speaker Marzouq Al- Ghanem and HH the Prime Minister ing will take place in the second half of 2018, CEO Amin Nasser said yesterday, dismissing KUWAIT: The National Assembly Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, who reports that the oil giant’s plans could be opens its new term today amid indica- is expected to highlight his government’s shelved. “We have always said that we will be tions of strained relations between law- plans over the coming 12 months. listing in 2018, and to be more specific, in the makers and the government, which is Although the Assembly is supposed to facing several grillings against a number start with a fresh agenda, it will start second half of 2018,” Nasser said in an inter- of its ministers. HH the Amir Sheikh with a debate to set a date for discussing view with CNBC television. “The IPO is on Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will a grilling filed against State Minister for track. The listing venue will be discussed and RIYADH: This file photo shows Saudi and foreign investors standing in front of the logo of open the new term with a speech Cabinet Affairs and acting Information shared in due course,” Nasser told the chan- Aramco during a forum. — AFP expected to call for more cooperation Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah nel in Riyadh. between the government and the legisla- Al-Sabah over allegations of financial The Aramco chief also said Saudi authori- ture in a bid to avoid political crises. and administrative violations. ties were not in talks with Chinese or other around $100 billion in much-needed revenue more stock sales in the years to come. “If you The Assembly will elect members of The grilling request was filed two investors to sell a stake in the firm, estimated for the kingdom, which has posted $200 bil- go five percent, there’s nothing that prohibits permanent and temporary panels with weeks ago by opposition MPs Abdulkarim to be worth around $2 trillion. Aramco, which lion in deficits in the past three fiscal years. you from going another five percent next the government likely to play a more Al-Kandari and Riyadh Al-Adasani amid controls Saudi Arabia’s massive energy Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, year, and five percent the third year and active role to ensure that its supporters reports that lawmakers may file a no-con- assets, plans to list nearly five percent of its whose Kingdom Holding Co rivals the state- fourth year, and so forth, depending on the control key panels like the interior and fidence motion against the minister. shares in the stock market. The IPO is owned Public Investment Fund, has also hint- situation,” he told CNBC yesterday. defense, financial and economic affairs, Continued on Page 11 expected to be the largest in history, raising ed that Aramco might be headed for even Continued on Page 11

IS ‘executed’ 116 in Syria News in brief town revenge campaign Judge to rule on ‘Jihad’ TOULOUSE: French judges are set to rule on whether BEIRUT: The Islamic State group exe- and partially burnt hospital, and roads a family in southern France can call their child “Jihad”, cuted dozens of civilians this month in with rubble strewn across them. a legal source told AFP yesterday. The mayor’s office in the Syrian desert, a monitor said yester- Homs governor Talal Barazai greeted the city of Toulouse referred the parents to prosecu- day, in a gruesome massacre as the mili- residents, thanking them for their “stead- tors after they registered the child in August, which tants see their “caliphate” collapse. The fastness”, and pledging to stand by them, could lead to a family judge ordering them to change extremist group last week lost its key as dozens of people queued to receive the child’s name. Though “jihad” can mean a personal Syrian stronghold of Raqqa, the latest in aid being distributed by the Syrian Arab and non-violent struggle against sin for Muslims, rather a string of setbacks for the militants who Red Crescent. IS first occupied the town than an Islamic holy war, the word has become associ- are facing multiple offensives in both in 2015 and lost it to Russian-backed ated with the extremists who have attacked France Syria and neighboring Iraq. The Syrian Syrian forces last year. “After the regime repeatedly in recent years. Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain- retook it (on Saturday), the town’s resi- based monitor, said IS fighters massa- dents found the bodies on the streets. cred more than 100 people in the desert They had been shot dead or executed town of Al-Qaryatain this month before with knives,” Abdel Rahman said. Saddam monument built they lost it to regime forces. “Most of the IS fighters who attacked “IS has over a period of 20 days exe- the town a month ago were sleeper QALQILIYA: Palestinian activists have built a monu- cuted at least 116 civilians in reprisal cells... They are from the town, know the QARYATAIN, Syria: This video grab taken yesterday shows a body covered with a blan- ket in the street of this town which was recaptured from Islamic State militants. —AP ment to the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in the killings, accusing them of collaboration town’s residents and who is for or against West Bank. The monument, showing a portrait of with regime forces,” Observatory chief the regime,” he said. The majority of Saddam in a bowler hat and pointing a rifle in the air, Rami Abdel Rahman said. Regime forces those killed were executed in the last two Al-Qaryatain was a symbol of reli- Christian sites including a fifth-century was erected last week in the town of Qalqiliya. A small retook Al-Qaryatain, which lies in the days before IS lost the town again, he gious coexistence before Syria’s civil church reduced to rubble. faction called the Arab Liberation Front built the struc- central Homs province, on Saturday, added. The regime seized back Al- war broke out in 2011, with some 900 At the peak of its power in 2014, IS’s ture, but the city’s governor, a member of the ruling three weeks after the militants had Qaryatain on Saturday after more than Christians among its population of self-styled “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq Fatah movement, was among those in attendance at last seized control of it. State news agency 200 militants withdrew overnight, pulling 30,000. But it was ravaged by IS during was approximately the size of Britain. week’s opening ceremony. The Qalqiliya municipality SANA published yesterday footage from back into the vast desert region that the group’s eight-month-long occupa- But it has suffered a string of major declined comment. inside the town, showing a ransacked stretches all the way to the Iraqi border. tion of the town in 2015-16, with its Continued on Page 11 2 Established 1961 Local Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Amir praises women’s leading role in society development

His Highness receives int’l conference participants

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday Director of Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) Dr Adnan Shihab-Eldin. His Highness the Amir also received chairwoman of International Conference on Women Leaders in Science and Technology Dr Faiza Al-Kharafi, who is also KFAS’ mem- ber of the Board of Directors and heads of delegations participating in the tenth session of the conference held in Kuwait. His Highness praised the leading role of women and their participation in all fields of life to achieve society development wishing them further progress and success. The receptions were attended by Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah. In other news, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Bayan Palace Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al- Jarrah Al-Sabah. His Highness also received State Minister for Cabinet Affairs and acting Information Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, as well as KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with organizers of the International President of the National Security Bureau Sheikh Thamer Conference on Women Leaders in Science and Technology. — KUNA Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. — KUNA

Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Minister of Higher Education Dr Mohammad Al- Sudanese Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- International Conference Fares, also speaking on the convention margins, Jaber Al-Sabah, Speaker of the National affirmed that Kuwait has made headways on the Assembly Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem, His path for women empowerment at various levels. President Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber on Women Leaders kicks off Many Kuwaiti female citizens have occupied Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and First senior posts and specialized in technology, engi- concludes Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign neering and innovation. In the meantime, Dr Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- KUWAIT: The International Conference on were senior state officials and Arab women lead- Kharafi said in her statement at the event that Hamad Al-Sabah. Women Leaders in Science and Technology ers. Kuwaiti women empowerment is one of the the conferees would debate women leadership official visit The Sudanese President was also seen off kicked off yesterday at the Arab Organization’s objectives of Kuwait sustainable development toward social and economic development. by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of headquarters. The event is patronized by strategy, said Minister of Social Affairs and The United Nations, she added, has affirmed Defense Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al- Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Labor Dr Hind Al-Sabeeh. that objectives of the sustainable development to Kuwait Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy Minister of Amiri Jaber Al-Sabah, represented by His Highness the “Today we have seen Kuwaiti women serving for 2030 emphasize the need for empowering Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah, Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- as doctors and researchers and engineers at var- the woman and putting her on par with man. The Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Hamad Al-Sabah, who was present at the inau- ious quarters and academies namely Kuwait KUWAIT: President of the Republic of convention deliberations focus on hindrances Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Deputy guration session. Sudan, Omar Hasan Al-Bashir and his official facing the women in various fields, pro- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anas Speeches were addressed at the open- delegation left Kuwait yesterday, concluding pose solutions and incentives to enable Khaled Al-Saleh, Minister of State for ing session by Dr Faiza Mohamamd an official visit during which he held official the females make accomplishments, Dr Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Abdulmohsen Al-Kharafi, the president of talks with His Highness the Amir Sheikh UN recognizes Kharafi added. Information Sheikh Mohammed Al-Abdullah the conference and board member of Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and senior command- Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement Looming challenges The Sudanese President was seen off by ers in the army, police, National Guard and women of Sciences (KFAS), US Ambassador to Ambassador Silverman, also addressing His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Kuwait Fire Service Directorate. — KUNA Kuwait Lawrence R Silverman, Chief empowerment the conference, has asserted that the whole Executive Officer of the American world nowadays needs full and effective Association for the Advancement of among 2030 participation of the women for facing Science (AAAS) Dr Celeste M Rohlfing, looming challenges. KFAS Director General Dr Adnan Shihab objectives Meanwhile, Dr Rohlfing told the confer- Eldin and President of the Jordanian Royal ees that the United Nations has adopted Scientific Society Princess Sumaya bint El the issue of women empowerment and Hassan. gender equality as some of the goals of the It was attended by Minister of Education and University,” Sabeeh said in a statement to jour- sustainable development till 2030. Minister of Higher Education Dr Mohammad nalists on the sidelines of the conference. The Shihab Eldin said a number of women involved Abdulatif Al-Fares, Minister of Social Affairs and ministry and General Secretariat of the Supreme in sciences are partaking in the three-day con- Labor and Minister of State for Economic Affairs Council for Planning and Development support vention. Citing a UNESCO’s report, he said pro- Hind Al-Sabeeh, Director of His Highness the the Kuwaiti women in sciences, where aid is pro- portion of female graduates from universities Prime Minister’s Diwan Sheikha E’temad Khaled vided to female researchers, she added. globally reached 53 percent, as compared to 37 Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Also attending Meanwhile, Minister of Education and percent in Arab countries. — KUNA

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah bids farewell to the Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir. — KUNA

Industry Tareq Al-Mutawaa said yesterday. India is Mutawaa, in a statement during a meeting with a visiting Indian delegation headed by Chair of the International Affairs Kuwait’s Committee of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Ranjeet Chaturvedi, expressed readiness to bolster further the close rela- 3rd trade tions with India. Meanwhile, Chaturvedi said the partner Indian chamber, established in 1905, comprises 115 sub-chambers. The Indian delegation included 15 representatives KUWAIT: Kuwait has ranked third among of Indian companies specialized in real- commercial partners with Kuwait with the estate, infrastructure, construction, air- KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and other officials attend the inaugura- imports from the Asian nation amounting ports, energy, agriculture and communi- tion ceremony of the International Conference on Women Leaders in Science and Technology. — KUNA to $1.83 billion in 2016, member of the cations. The Kuwaiti chamber was Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and established in 1959. — KUNA Sabah granted yesterday to a number of newly Minister congratulated the new officers and Defense Minister graduated Kuwaiti officers their ranks, after an urged them to keep their oath, sincerely serve Amiri Decree was issued to appoint them in the their country and place its security and safe- Kuwaiti Army. keeping on top of their priorities. Sheikh grants new The inauguration ceremony for the Kuwaiti Mohammad has thanked Egypt for taking in the officers, who graduated from the Egyptian Kuwaiti students and teaching them in the finest Military Academy, started by reading the Amiri military schools available. The inauguration cer- officers Decree and followed by granting the officers emony was attended by the Defense Ministry their ranks by Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled, the Undersecretary Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al- their ranks ministry’s Moral Guidance and Public Relations Ahmad Al-Sabah, Deputy Chief of Staff Department said in a statement. The officers Lieutenant General Abdullah Al-Nawaf Al- KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense took the oath by the end of the ceremony. Sabah and a number of high ranking officers in Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al- The Deputy Prime Minister and Defense the Kuwaiti Army. — KUNA

KUWAIT: Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry officials meet with a visiting Indian delegation yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Hamad said Sunday the GCC countries GCC exerts exerted big efforts towards political, eco- nomic and legislative reforms. These reforms aim at developing the Gulf efforts to push Cooperation Council’s member states and their people, Hamad said. Hamad was speaking at a monthly dia- multi-faceted logue, dubbed the role of women role in achieving Saudi Arabia’s 2030 vision, held development at King Abdulaziz National Dialogue Center. Hamad was a guest to the dialogue and spoke about her experience when she was KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah poses with the newly graduated head of the GCC Mission to the European RIYADH: Kuwait Assistant Foreign Kuwaiti officers. — KUNA Minister for Economic Affairs Amal Al- Union (EU) in Brussels. — KUNA Established 1961 3 Local Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Cabinet notified about panel to examine domestic helpers’ recruitment costs Ministers reaffirm solidarity with Sheikh Mohammad

KUWAIT: The cabinet was informed about ted against the latter by MPs Riyadh Al-Adsani Azb said the cabinet reviewed during the meeting forming a panel to examine domestic helpers’ and Dr Abdulkareem Al-Kandari. the government’s arrangements for the Second recruitment costs, Minister of Commerce and The government will deal with the grilling Session of the 15th Legislative Term to be inaugu- Industry, Acting Minister of State for Youth motion in line with the constitutional frameworks, rated by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Affairs Khaled Al-Roudhan said yesterday. The Azb said after the weekly cabinet meeting. He Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah today. committee comprises representatives of the confirmed that they would reply to the points of Ministries of Commerce, Foreign and Amir’s visit Internal Affairs, Public Authority for His Highness the Prime Minister Manpower and the union for domestic Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al- labor recruitment offices. Sabah chaired the regular weekly ses- Minister Roudhan said after the weekly Bi-annual sion of the cabinet, held at the cabinet session that forming the panel Premiership Lounge at Kuwait aimed at discussing costs of recruiting the development International Airport. Following the ses- domestic workers. The panel will prepare a sion, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah report about fees of recruiting laborers stated that the session got started with a plan report KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah from various countries. The Ministry of briefing by the First Deputy Prime Commerce, which will examine the rates, Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh chairs the cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNA will specify the costs if it finds that the examined Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah recruitment offices’ charges are unreason- about outcome of His Highness the dispute and bridging the gulf among the brothers this period, the third year of the medium-term ably high. Amir’s visit to Saudi Arabia, where his in the GCC member states.” He also briefed the development scheme (2015-2016, 2019-2020). consultations with the Saudi leaders ministers about the freshly-concluded visit to the The plan has been re-structured in a manner that Grilling dealt with bilateral ties, issues of com- country by the Sudanese president and a recent will realize the Kuwait Vision 2035 to be compat- Minister of Justice and Minister of State for the grilling “according to the constitution and the mon concern and efforts for resolving the “crisis one, paid by the Latvian foreign minister. ible with the sustainable development objectives National Assembly Affairs Dr Faleh Al-Azb has rules regulating the relations between the execu- among the brothers in the member states of the The ministers examined the bi-annual report and bases; an effective government, sustainable voiced the cabinet’s solidarity with Minister of tive and legislative authorities.” The minister also Gulf Cooperation Council.” of the annual development plan (2017-2018), lis- and diverse economy, advanced infrastructure, State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of reiterated that the government extends a hand for In this respect, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled had tening to Minister of Social Affairs and Labor sustainable living domain, high-standard health Information Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al- cooperation with the National Assembly for the informed Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad and Minister of State for Economic Affairs Hind care, creative manpower and distinguished inter- Mubarak Al-Sabah in the grilling motion submit- good of the nation and the citizens. Meanwhile, Al-Thani about latest efforts to “contain the Gulf Al-Sabeeh about accomplishments made during national status. — KUNA

to get exceptional pensions ranging between Pensions, petrol price, KD 250 and KD 400 according to their respec- tive ranks. Kuwaiti members of the teaching staff, nationality atop agenda belonging to the Ministry of Education, and staffers of Al-Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Ministry who serviced for 30 years for males and 25 of new legislative term years for females were entitled to get end-ser- vice benefit equivalent their salaries in one and a half years in addition to other financial awards. KUWAIT: The second legislative term of the price hikes that came into force in early The lawmakers also approved amendments National Assembly opens today, with draft laws September 2016. to the civil service act that entitled employees at on pensions, petrol prices and nationality being Other draft laws deal with issues of the DNA the private sector to end-service benefits. The on top of the agenda. Other draft legislations, law and social aid. In its first legislative term, amendments of the juvenile affairs act set con- suggested by lawmakers, deal with good gover- the 15th National Assembly passed 89 legisla- trols on penalties for juvenile delinquencies that nance, revision of the penal code, the family tions, including seven laws, 12 agreements, 38 prevented issuance of capital punishment and court, and the government-run universities as budgets and 32 final accounts. Some of these life sentences for a person below the age 18 well as the file of unaccredited university legislations regulate the affairs of juvenile whatever the crime might be. degrees, scholarships and nominations. The draft affairs, set up a portfolio at the Industrial Bank amendments to the social security act envisage of Kuwait to support the small enterprises, Committees bringing down the retirement age 45 for females amend the Corporate Act I for 2016, and amend The parliament is expected to discuss the and 50 for males and reducing the minimum the proceedings of objection at the Court of item concerning the election of 12 committees. period of actual service to 20 years for females Cassation. MPs will elect members of the committees of and 25 for males. complaints, internal and defense affairs, eco- Regarding the nationality act, lawmakers Exceptional pensions nomic and financial affairs, legislative and legal press for controls on the numbers of people eli- The MPs passed an act on exceptional pen- affairs, educational and cultural affairs, guid- gible for obtaining the Kuwaiti nationality in sions and benefits for military retirees, national ance, social and health affairs and labor, foreign 2017 and launching a circuit court to rule on teaching staff and staffers of the Ministry of affairs, public utilities, State budgets and final related administrative causes. As for petrol Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. The military retirees account, public funds’ protection and parlia- issues, some lawmakers suggest revoking the who completed 20 years in service were entitled mentary priorities. — KUNA

companies and consortia for the construction of 5 companies the South Jahra Workers City project in Kuwait’s official gazette last May 14. It added that following revision of qualifica- okayed for tion applications of participating companies Ministry acts and consortia, five have been approved for the constructing next phase according to law 116/2014 concern- to fight fake ing the south Jahra workers cities project. It said that the companies and consortia who Jahra workers have won the tenders were Agility Public employment Warehousing Company KSCP consortium com- cities project prising of National Industries Group (NIG), National Real Estate Company (NREC), Al- By A Saleh Mazaya Company consortium comprising of KUWAIT: Kuwait Authority for Partnership Kuwait Investment Company, Tariq Al-Ghanim KUWAIT: The Ministry of Social Affairs Projects in collaboration with Kuwait Ltd, United Real Estate Company (URC), China and Labor plans to provide companies with Municipality announced yesterday that five State Construxction Engineering Corporation certificates showing their commitment to companies and consortia have been awarded Limited consortium comprising of Fouad Al- hiring national workers on a quarterly basis South Jahra Workers Cities project. The author- Ghanim and sons, Kuwait Financial Center instead of annually. This was made in a bid ity said in a press statement that it had invited KPSC (MARKAZ). — KUNA to foil any fake employment attempts, Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of State for Economic Development Hind Al- Sabeeh said yesterday. “Violating compa- motivated by the nies will not be allowed to take part in any Food Bank bank’s noble mission tenders,” she underlined, pointing out that a and aims at boosting study was being discussed with the Kuwait public awareness Chamber of Commerce and Industry to announces about the significance increase the percentage of national workers of charity work, to 100 percent in the co-ops sector. Sabeeh added that 30 Kuwaiti young people leased campaign namely that related to stores in co-ops at reduced rent values and orphans. 70 others have also applied to rent more Further, Ansari stores. On another concern, Sabeeh said for orphans said that the bank has that the ministry will follow a special system a full team readily Meshaal Al-Ansari to set prices at all co-op societies. available to reach KUWAIT: Kuwait Food Bank, the first of its orphans at their houses or charity care hous- kind in the region, announced launching its ‘A Breast cancer es where they reside in order to inquire Chance for Life’ campaign to take care of about their needs and meet all their demands. Member of the national program for ear- orphans and provide all them with all neces- ly breast cancer detection, radiologist He also expressed gratitude to benevolent sary needs. This initiative comes as part of the participants and donors. Maryam Boshehri, said the program’s teams bank’s efforts to support social issues, namely had examined around 134,000 women in Notably, Kuwait Food Bank was established those relating to orphans. Kuwait Food Bank various governorates and that 159 were in 2016 and receives donations on a 24/7 basis. diagnosed to have malignant tumors and also expressed keenness on cooperating with Donations can be made through SMS messages 210 had benign tumors. Speaking during an various charities all year long. In this regard, sent to VIVA number 50487 or ZAIN number event organized by Al-Naeem Breast the bank’s Deputy Board Chairman Meshaal 94122, or through the bank’s website at: Cancer Early Detection Center, Boshehri Abdullah Al-Ansari said that the initiative was www.kuwaitfoodbank.org. added 768 cases had been examined in Jahra over the past three years. Al-Naeem Center Manager Dr Maryam Al-Ajmi stressed the importance of self-examination. Jamal Al-Jalawi said Sunday. The machine, She added the program is only for Kuwaiti New screening to be installed at the Abdali and Salmi bor- women, while awareness campaigns address der crossings soon, will help inspectors women of all nationalities. detect smuggled goods thus eliminate traf- machine ficking, Al-Jalawi said in a statement. Pharmacies’ licenses Jalawi, speaking after a visiting to Chairman of Kuwait Pharmaceutical installed at Nuwaiseeb to check the machine, said the Association Dr Waleed Al-Shemmari, new device would screen a vehicle in less Secretary General Dr Ali Hadi, Treasurer Dr than a minute which would speed up the Ahmed Shamsuddin and the Private Sector border crossing process of inspection and transport of Committee Chairman Dr Ahmed Al-Subaei goods. Adnan Al-Qedheebi, deputy direc- met yesterday with the Medical Licenses tor general for crossings, said CIB 300 x- Department Manager Dr Anwar Hayati to KUWAIT: Kuwait Custom Directorate has ray screening machine aimed at preventing discuss facilitating the issue of pharmacies’ installed and operated CIB 300 x-ray smuggling of drugs and explosives. He licenses. screening machine at Nuwaiseeb border said a new machine would be installed to crossing, southern Kuwait, Director General screen trucks. — KUNA 4 Established 1961 Local Tuesday, October 24, 2017

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KUWAIT: A picture taken yesterday shows men fishing in the Gulf waters off the coast of Kuwait City as a cargo ship cruises by in the background. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

exchanging experience and discussing the Ambassador latest banking, investment and economic developments. praises KFH role Marzouq stressed the role of Islamic financial services industry and its role as a in global economy strategic alternative in the global economy. In addition, the meetings pave the way for further coordination and cooperation with KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Ambassador to the regulatory and supervisory bodies con- United States Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al- cerned with Islamic banking, while opening Jaber Al-Sabah praised Kuwait Finance horizons for joint projects and further House’s participation in the IMF/World agreements. Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, DC, He added that KFH took part in several indicating the instrumental role of the bank meetings and conferences on the sideline in the national and global economy. of the IMF meetings including the IIF The ambassador’s statement was made Roundtable. Global Finance Magazine has during a reception ceremony organized for awarded KFH the “Best Islamic Project Kuwait’s delegations participating in the Finance Provider in the World 2017”, while IMF/World Bank meetings 2017 at the “Best Up-And-Coming Financial embassy of the State of Kuwait in Institution in the World 2017” for KT Bank Washington, DC. AG, KFH’s bank in Germany. Meanwhile, KFH Chairman Hamad Al- Also, KFH won “Islamic Bank of the Marzouq indicated the significance of this Year 2017 - Global, ’Islamic Bank of the participation in stressing the importance of Year 2017 - Middle East’ and ‘Islamic Bank the Kuwait’s private sector role in the inter- of the Year 2017 - Kuwait” Awards” from national economic events and conferences. the Banker Magazine (FT). Moreover, KFH He added that KFH’s participation in the High-level delegation met Dr Mohammed IMF/World Bank meetings comes as part Al-Fares, Minister of Education and Higher of its efforts to be present at international Education. KFH delegation is headed by economic forums that contribute in boost- the Chairman Hamad Al-Marzouq and the ing economic ties between the countries, Group CEO Mazin Al-Nahedh, in addition yet comprises a launchpad for dialogue, to the bank’s leaders in different sectors.

WASHINGTON: KFH Chairman Hamad Al-Marzouq (right) honors Kuwait’s Ambassador to the United States Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (center).

Education Minister Dr Mohammad Al-Fares (center) poses with the KFH delegation at the embassy of Kuwait. Established 1961 5 Local Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Zain: 10 entrepreneurs heading to the second phase of ZGI 10 finalists to take part in trip to San Francisco and London

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications com- financial modeling, Technical analysis, and equity reports pany in Kuwait, announced the names of the finalists specialist, Saud Al-Subaie, CFA, Deputy Manager at Al- who will take part in the second phase of the Zain Sayer Facilities Company, Munir Taher, FCCA, CFA, Asset Great Idea (ZGI) accelerator program in its fourth Management - Special Situations Global Investment edition during the Super Saturday pitch event held at House and Chartered Financial Analyst, Ijaz Ahmad, Courtyard Marriott Hotel last weekend. The program Board Member at Mobify, Sadegh Zobeidi - CPLP, MBA, aims at identifying and accelerating tech entrepre- Director of the Center for Professional Advancement and neurs in Kuwait. Continuing Education (PACE) at Gulf University for Participants who took part in the first phase of the Science and Technology (GUST), Mahmoud Al Marzouq, program - the ZGI boot camp - pitched their projects Assistant Manager at KFH Capital Investment Co., Aatef and ideas to the judging panel, who in return selected AbdulMajeed, Entrepreneur and Investment Banking 10 finalists that will take specialist, Jassim Al Sane, part in the second Director at Citi ME phase, the international Investment Banking, accelerator program in Mohammed Al Jouan, San Francisco and Judging panel Asset Management, London with Brilliant MandA, Food and Lab and Mind The consisted of 10 Beverages specialist, as Bridge. well as Saleh Al Musalam, Zain announced the experts of Founder of Ghaseel. 10 finalists: Khalid Al various fields The first phase of the Mutawaa - StudentHub, program, the ZGI boot Mai Al-Ruzzuqi - My camp, lasted for over two cofounder and Managing Partner at Faith Capital, Hasan is a Zain initiative in partnership with Brilliant Lab, a Dikaan, Nourah Al- weeks at the company’s Zainal - Partner at Arzan Venture Capital, Abdulhameed startup accelerator service from Kuwait, and Mind The Askar - Nutribox, main headquarters, where Shararah - Founder and CEO of RiseUp, Malek Bridge, a Silicon Valley-based organization specializ- Khalid Al-Amiri - Li3ib, Fahad Al-Nouri - Yalfish, the participants learned about the tech startup culture Osseiran - head of LinkedIn GCC, Matea Malokanovic ing in entrepreneurship education for startups, enter- Mohammed Al-Dakheel - Scoot, Noor Al-Otaibi - Day and workings from leading mentors from Stanford - Head of Marketing, Careem GCC, Sammi Hasaan - prises and investors. The previous three successful Out, Nasser Al-Qatami - Orddr, Ahmad Al-Obaid - University, IE Business school, entrepreneurs and Assistant General Manager at Careem, Aby Sam two-year programs (2010-11, 2013-14, and 2015-16) Armada, and Abdulwahab Al-Zankawai - Swap. regional and international venture capital firms. Thomas - Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur ME, as well has seen the empowerment, training, and investment in The judging panel consisted of 10 experts and special- Speakers included Fadi Ghandour - Founder of Aramex, as representatives from the Kuwait National Fund For hundreds of creative and driven young Kuwaitis, of ists of various business fields, including Abdullah Al Mohammad Al Hajeri - Chief Investment Officer at Small And Medium Enterprise Development, and more. which many now own thriving Small and Medium-sized Hassawi, Asset management, Portfolio management, Impulse International, Abdulaziz Al Loughani - The accelerator program, launched last September, Enterprises (SMEs).

Industries, we go to great lengths to provide our employ- Alghanim Industries ees with medical care and awareness on key health issues. This stems from one of our values - ‘employees as hosted Breast Cancer a core asset’. Every October, we join the world in holding breast cancer awareness activities that range from semi- nars on early detection, to networking events for employ- Awareness Day ees aimed at providing a platform for discussions on these issues. We’re pleased that this year’s event was so KUWAIT: In accordance with October being Breast successful and we look forward to holding similar events Cancer Awareness Month around the world, Alghanim in the near future”. Industries, one of the largest privately owned companies Following the seminar, the company held a networking in the region, designated Thursday, October 5, 2017 as event where cupcakes and cookies decorated with pink Breast Cancer Awareness Day at the company and host- ribbons, the symbol for breast cancer awareness, were ed the occasion at its headquarters in Al Hamra Tower. distributed. Costa Coffee, an Alghanim Industries busi- Director of Medical Services at Alghanim Industries, Dr ness, also took part in the event, passing out ribbons and Sameh Aziz, in collaboration with Breast Imaging providing pink lemonade to employees. In recognition of Consultant at Al Salam International Hospital, Dr Shatha the day, employees were encouraged to wear a pink item Al-Najdy, held a Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar for of clothing. female employees. Alghanim Industries holds engaging employee activi- The seminar highlighted the importance of proactive ties on a regular basis, including blood drives which the screening, self-examination and prevention. Towards the company organizes in collaboration with the Kuwait end of the seminar, Alghanim Industries’ Medical Services Central Blood Bank (KCBB), Breast Cancer Awareness team and Al Salam International Hospital representatives campaigns, and charity runs and marathons in which the offered employees free blood pressure and blood sugar company funds the registration fees for employees inter- tests. Commenting on the campaign, Chief Human ested in joining, in addition to celebrating the national KUWAIT: Group photo of Alghanim Industries employees. Resources Officer, Henning Schlutt, said: “At Alghanim holidays in the company.

promoting health consciousness, as evi- French Ambassador KIB takes part denced by our track record of activities and initiatives aimed at the local health hosts reception in Al-Sidra’s sector. KIB’s participation in these Farm Land events and activities stems from its event belief in the vital role of the health sec- golden sponsor tor in the well-being of all members of KUWAIT: As part of Kuwait the community.” International Bank’s (KIB) strategic part- Bokhamseen added that, as a leading of Horeca Kuwait nership with Al-Sidra Association for financial institution, KIB continues to be KUWAIT: Farm Land Company, the exclusive Psychological Care of Cancer Patients, committed to spreading awareness agent of the ‘President’ brand, announced renewing KIB participated with Al- Sidra in the about the importance of early detection its golden sponsorship of the Horeca Kuwait exhi- ‘You are precious to us’ event. The event of diseases, particularly cancer, as it bition for the seventh consec- which took place in the State Audit considers early detection as a key factor utive time. In this regard, Farm Bureau, featured a number of activities in treatment. She also pointed out that Land’s General Director which aimed at promoting the signifi- the strategic partnership between KIB Antoine Obeid said that cance of early detection of breast can- and Al-Sidra Association reflects the Bank’s strong belief in the positive KUWAIT: The Ambassador of France to Kuwait Christian Nakhle along with Horeca Kuwait 2018 is set to cer, as well as introducing new methods be organized by Leaders of treatment and disease prevention. impact of voluntary work, social and the ambassadors of Belgium, Cyprus, the Netherlands and Romania hosted a humanitarian initiatives, and psychologi- reception on the occasion of the first European students fair at the French Group in collaboration with Corporate Communications Officer at ambassador’s residence. Diplomats, officials and students attended the Hospitality Services Company KIB, Amal Bokhamseen, said: “We con- cal care on the health of patients and event. —Photos by Joseph Shagra at Kuwait International tinue to be dedicated to participating in their treatment. It is worth noting that, as Fairgrounds in Mishref in the events that benefit all segments of the part of KIB’s comprehensive social responsibility program, KIB always period of January 15-17, 2018. Antoine Obeid local community, with a particular focus He stressed that it has become on spreading health awareness. As part strives to participate in activities and ini- a must for all companies concerned with food of our ongoing social responsibility tiatives that serve diverse segments of industries and hotel equipment to take part in this efforts, we devote a particular focus to the local community. annual festivity. Obeid added that Farm Land provides quality products including President Cheese, one of the world’s premiere cheese makers. He also noted that President offers many products made of 100 per- cent pure milk, which can be used to prepare deli- cious dishes. These products come under presti- gious brand names such as the fresh Italian Galbani Mozzarella, the famous French Valbreso Feta, Societe Roquefort cheese and the English McLaren cheddar cheese. Obeid strongly praised the Horeca Kuwait exhi- bition and its ability to attract companies specializ- ing in hospitality, food industries and hotel require- ments in Kuwait, the region and the Middle East. He also noted that Farm Land would take part in the exhibition’s cooking competition and that the com- pany’s team would provide ‘amazing surprises’ to visitors including demonstrations of how to pre- pare chocolate and some desserts in healthy ways. InternationalTUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2017 Tillerson in surprise visit to Afghanistan Gay dating apps provide tips to stop entrapment Page 7 Page 7

MARAWI: Philippine soldiers walk past battle-scarred buildings in what was the main combat area of Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao. — AFP ‘No more militants’ in Marawi Five-month battle with IS ends in Philippine city

MARAWI CITY: The Philippines yesterday the security forces had “nipped the budding and air strikes. The authorities said 920 mili- deputy task force commander in Marawi, were with an enemy decimated by the loss of its announced the end of five months of military infrastructure” of extremist groups. tants, 165 troops and police and at least 45 Colonel Romeo Brawner, said troops would leadership. “They were formless, they had no operations in a southern city held by pro- “In crushing thus far the most serious attempt civilians were killed in the conflict, which dis- secure the city from militant “stragglers” who place to run,” he said. Duterte had declared Islamic State rebels, after a fierce and unfamiliar to export violent extremism and radi- might still be alive. “If we find them and Marawi City liberated six days ago, even urban war that has marked the country’s calism in the Philippines and in the they will attack our soldiers or even the though fighting was not actually over. On biggest security crisis in years. Offensive com- region, we have contributed to prevent- civilians, then we will have to defend Sunday, he said it was important to be vigilant bat operations were terminated after troops put ing its spread in Asia,” Lorenzana said ourselves,” he told reporters. After because no country could escape Islamic a stop to the last stand of rebel gunmen who in Clark at a meeting of regional months of slow progress, the military has State’s “clutches of evil”. clung on inside several buildings in the heart of defense ministers. The rebel occupation Bodies of made significant gains in retaking “I’m not trying to scare you, but let’s just be Marawi, and refused to surrender. stunned a military inexperienced in Marawi in the week since Isnilon prepared for any event,” he said. Lorenzana Artillery and automatic gunfire were still urban combat and stoked wider con- fighters and Hapilon, Islamic State’s “emir” in said six battalions of troops would remain in heard yesterday and Reuters journalists saw cerns that Islamic State loyalists have Southeast Asia and Omarkhayam Maute, Marawi and though the battle had been won, flames behind a mosque. The bodies of 40 gained influence among local Muslims wives found a leader of the Maute militant group, the enemy’s radical ideology had not been com- fighters and two of their wives were found and have ambitions to use the island of were killed in a nighttime operation. pletely annihilated. He thanked the United there and in two buildings close by. Ernesto Mindanao as a base for operations in Another leader and possible States, Australia, Singapore and China for pro- Abella, spokesman for President Rodrigo Southeast Asia. bankroller of the operation, Malaysian viding weaponry and technical support, includ- Duterte, said the Philippines had prevailed Those fears are compounded by Mahmud Ahmad, was likely killed also, ing surveillance aircraft, and said the conflict against “the most serious threat of violent the organization of the militant alliance the military said. Military spokesman, would be a catalyst for closer international extremism and radicalism in the Philippines and and its ability to recruit young fighters, lure placed more than 300,000 people. The centre Major General Restituto Padilla, confirmed cooperation against extremism. The government in Southeast Asia”. foreign radicals, stockpile huge amounts of of the picturesque lakeside town is now in ruins there was still gunfire ongoing, but there were estimates the rebuilding of the heart of Marawi Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said arms and endure 154 days of ground offensive due to heavy shelling and aerial bombing. The “no more terrorists” and the army’s last battles could cost in excess of $1 billion. — Reuters

Iraq rebuffs Trump’s call US on Shiite ‘made me cry militants even worse’

BAGHDAD: Iraq yesterday rebuffed a US demand that WASHINGTON: The widow of a US Army sergeant killed in Iranian militias leave the country, insisting that the Niger this month said yesterday that President Donald Trump paramilitary forces which helped it defeat the Islamic “made me cry even worse” in a condolence telephone call when he said that her husband “knew what he signed up for.” State group consist solely of Iraqi nationals. “Nobody In an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” has the right to interfere in Iraqi affairs,” the Iraqi cabi- Myeshia Johnson, widow of Sergeant La David T Johnson, net said in a statement, quoting a source close to Prime also said she has been told little about how her husband was Minister Haider Al-Abadi. “The fighters of the Hashed killed and has not been allowed to see his body. (Al-Shaabi paramilitary units) are Iraqis who are con- Johnson’s comments, her first to the media about the con- cerned for their country and have sacrificed for its dolence call from Trump, were likely to fuel a controversy FLORIDA: Myeshia Johnson kisses the cas- defense and for its people,” it said. On Sunday, US that has swirled for days around the president’s handling of ket of her husband Army Sgt La David Secretary of State Rex Tillerson demanded that Iranian the call to the widow. La David Johnson was one of four US Johnson during his burial service at the militias leave Iraq. Army soldiers killed on Oct 4 in an attack in the West African Memorial Gardens East cemetery in “Certainly Iranian militias that are in Iraq, now that nation. Last week, a member of the US House of Hollywood, Florida. — AFP the fighting against (IS) is coming to a close, those mili- KIRKUK: An Iraqi fighter loyal to the federal Representatives, Frederica Wilson, said she had listened to tias need to go home,” Tillerson said. “All foreign fight- government attempts to remove a metal sign the call from Trump and that he had upset the family by say- called, she and other family members were in a limousine rid- ers need to go home,” he said at a press conference in painted with the colors of the Kurdish flag ing Johnson “knew what he signed up for.” ing to an airport where her husband’s body was shipped. Riyadh. The 60,000-strong Hashed was formed in 2014 from a building in the multi-ethnic northern That drew an sharp rebuke from the president, who Wilson was also in the car. Johnson said she did not say any- after IS seized swathes of northern Iraq, routing gov- Iraqi city of Kirkuk. — AFP dubbed Wilson “whacky” and denied her account of the call. thing during the call, adding that afterward, she was “very ernment forces. A coalition mostly made up of Iranian- “I didn’t say what that congresswoman said,” Trump told upset and hurt. It made me cry even worse.” backed militias, it has played a key role in Iraq’s suc- single Iraqi security force answerable to the Iraqi reporters last week. “I had a very nice conversation with the Asked what she might now say to Trump, Johnson said she cessful fightback against the jihadists over the past state,” the official said on condition of anonymity. woman, with the wife who ... sounded like a lovely woman.” In had “nothing to say to him.” The widow also said that the mili- three years. It answers to Iraq’s prime minister as com- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has yesterday’s interview, Myeshia Johnson said, “The president tary has told her little about what happened in Niger, and that mander-in-chief of the Iraqi armed forces, into which it also hit back at Tillerson’s remarks, saying Iran played a said that he (her husband) knew what he signed up for, but it she is upset that she has not been allowed to see her hus- hurts anyway ...And it made me cry because I was very angry has been integrated by a parliamentary vote. Tillerson’s crucial role in the fight against IS both in Iraq and band’s body. at the tone of his voice and how he couldn’t remember my remarks were also aimed at Iran’s elite Revolutionary Syria. “I don’t know what’s in that box,” said of her husband’s husband’s name.” coffin. “It could be empty for all I know.” The attack earlier Guards and their foreign operations wing, the Quds “If it wasn’t for the sacrifices of the Islamic Republic In a Twitter post yesterday soon after the interview aired, this month, which US officials suspect was carried out by a Force, according to a senior US official accompanying of Iran... Daesh (IS) would have installed its government Trump said, “I had a very respectful conversation with the local affiliate of Islamic State, has thrown a spotlight on the him. “The position of the Iraqi government and the in Damascus, Baghdad and (the Iraqi Kurdish regional widow of Sgt La David Johnson, and spoke his name from US counter-terrorism mission in Niger, which has about 800 position of our government is that there should be a capital) Arbil by now,” he said. — AFP beginning, without hesitation!” Johnson said that when Trump US troops. — Reuters Established 1961 7 International Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Despite apology, Indonesia asks why US blocked its military chief Anger simmers in Indonesia over incident

JAKARTA: Indonesia yesterday said it had made There is no restriction on General Gatot’s travel and “urgent” requests for an explanation why the United we look forward to welcoming (him) to the United States barred its military chief from travelling to the States.” However, it was not immediately clear whether US, as anger simmered in the world’s largest Muslim- Nurmantyo, who has made official visits to the US majority country over the diplomatic incident. Armed before, would attend the conference as scheduled. forces commander General Gatot Nurmantyo was Some Indonesians reacted indignantly to the inci- stopped on Saturday from boarding an Emirates flight dent, putting up banners around the capital calling for to the US, despite having a visa and an official invita- the US ambassador to be expelled and for Americans tion to a conference from his counterpart, the chair- to be “sent home”. Former Indonesian ambassador to man of the US joint chiefs of staff, General Joseph F the United States Dino Patti Djalal called for a Dunford Jr Foreign minister Retno Marsudi said she stronger government reaction. “The government had accepted an official apology from the deputy US should not be asking for a clarification, but rather ambassador in Jakarta, but still awaited a detailed conveying a protest to the US side,” he said on social explanation. network Twitter. Indonesia generally enjoys good ties “We conveyed that we still await clarification, an with the United States. But relations have sometimes explanation why this hap- been strained over American pened,” Indonesian Foreign resource companies operat- Minister Retno Marsudi ing in Indonesia or alleged told reporters after meet- rights abuses involving ing the US envoy. “There is Indonesia’s military. a sense of urgency to this Nurmantyo has fre- that we have conveyed to Foreign minister quently courted controver- them,” she said, adding that awaits detailed sy in Indonesia over what US officials were “trying to analysts perceive to be his coordinate with relevant explanation political ambitions. He has authorities in the US to been accused of whipping find out what really hap- up nationalist sentiment by pened.” US Defense promoting the notion that Secretary Jim Mattis apol- Indonesia is besieged by ogized for the incident to his Indonesian counterpart “proxy wars” waged by foreign states looking to Ryamizard Ryacudu on the sidelines of an ASEAN undermine the country. This month, Indonesian meeting in the Philippines, and the two were pho- President Joko Widodo said the armed forces should tographed shaking hands. stay out of politics and ensure their loyalty was only “I can confirm that he did a pull-aside with the to the state and the government - a statement many Indonesian minister and expressed regret and apolo- believed referred to Nurmantyo’s actions. gized for the inconvenience,” Captain Jeff Davis, a Nurmantyo is due to retire next March and many spokesman for Mattis said. In a statement, the US expect him to run for vice president or even presi- JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Military Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo (left) shakes hands with Indonesia’s embassy in Jakarta said, “This issue has been resolved. dent in 2019. —Reuters President Joko Widodo after the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in this file photo. —AFP

Tillerson in surprise News in brief visit to Afghanistan Prominent journalist stabbed MOSCOW: A well-known journalist for Russia’s lead- ing news radio station was stabbed in the throat yes- KABUL: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson paid a terday by an unknown attacker who burst into her surprise visit to Afghanistan yesterday to discuss studio - the latest in a string of attacks on journalists Washington’s new strategy with President Ashraf or opposition activists in Moscow. The assailant broke Ghani. Tillerson reiterated the US commitment to into Ekho Moskvy, which has often been described as working with the Kabul government and regional part- Russia’s only independent news radio station, and ners “to achieve peace in Afghanistan and deny safe stabbed deputy editor-in-chief Tatyana Felgenhauer, havens to terrorists who threaten that goal”, said a US editor-in-chief Alexei Venediktov said. Felgenhauer, embassy statement posted on Twitter. The meeting best known for co-hosting a popular morning radio took place at Bagram Airfield, America’s largest base in show, was taken to hospital but her life is not in dan- Afghanistan, as the resurgent Taleban step up attacks ger, the station said. Venediktov said the man was on Afghan police and troops in response to the US detained and handed over to police. To get into the strategy announced in August. building, the man sprayed gas in the face of a security “Clearly we have to continue to fight against the guard at the entrance on the ground floor then went Taleban, against others, in order for them to understand up to the 14th floor, where the station’s studios are. they will never win a military victory,” Tillerson told reporters after the meeting that was also attended by Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. It was Tillerson’s first trip to Afghanistan as secretary of state Bahrain frees activist and comes several weeks after US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis also paid an unannounced visit. DUBAI: Bahrain has temporarily freed a female The closed-door talks covered Ghani’s reform pro- KABUL: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (left) speaks with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani before their activist who has accused her government of torture in gram, his anti-corruption strategy and preparations for meeting yesterday at Bagram Air Field. —AP detention, rights groups said yesterday. Ebtisam Al- parliamentary elections due to take place next year. US Saegh was released late Sunday pending her trial on President Donald Trump “has declared that we are here “terrorism” charges, Amnesty International and the to stay until we can secure a process of reconciliation pant since the withdrawal of NATO combat forces at Tillerson is due to fly to Pakistan yesterday where he will Bahrain Institute for Human Rights (BIRD) said. Two and peace”, Tillerson said, adding: “It’s not an unlimited the end of 2014. Trump has cleared the way for the pressure Islamabad to take action on the support other activists, Radhi Al-Qatari and Mohammed Al- commitment.” Tillerson’s unannounced visit follows one deployment of thousands more US troops in an open- Taleban and other “terrorist organizations” receive in the Shakhoori, were also released until their trials on simi- of the bloodiest weeks in Afghanistan in recent memory, ended commitment and there has been a surge in US country. Islamabad needed to “take a clear-eyed view of lar charges, BIRD said. London-based Amnesty with more than 200 people killed in multiple attacks on airstrikes, but the insurgency has only intensified. the situation that they are confronted with in terms of the International confirmed the charges against Saegh had security installations and mosques across the country. Militants fired several rockets into Kabul yesterday number of terrorist organizations that find safe haven not been dropped. Bahrain’s justice ministry did not A spokesman for the militants told AFP last week the morning but there were no casualties. inside” the country, he told reporters, according to a respond to a request for comment. Saegh was attacks were “a clear message... the enemy who thought During Mattis’s visit last month Taleban militants fired pool report. “We want to work closely (with) Pakistan to detained in July after retweeting a series of posts criti- they had scared us with the new Trump strategy have multiple rockets towards the city’s international airport in create a more stable and secure Pakistan as well,” cal of Bahrain’s king and its security agency and now been given a lesson”. The Taleban have been ram- an attack that killed one person and wounded 11 others. Tillerson said. —AFP charged later the same month with “terrorism”.

letting people know where you are going before meeting Gay dating apps someone, checking if you have mutual friends and trying to Teenager’s axe rampage meet virtually first through video so you know who you’re provide tips to meeting. While homosexuality is not outlawed in Egypt, dis- GENEVA: A teenager armed with an axe injured sev- Beijing garment crimination is rife. Gay men are frequently arrested and typ- eral people in a rampage in Switzerland on Sunday ically charged with debauchery, immorality or blasphemy. before being shot and arrested, police said, describing stop entrapment Egyptian authorities do not deny going after the LGBT the incident as unrelated to terrorism. Police in the industry resists community. Police, state-aligned media, and the religious canton of St Gallen said the 17-year-old Latvian establishment see it as a public duty to combat the spread national carried out the attack at the post office in the BEIRUT: Amid an anti-gay crackdown in Egypt since a of homosexuality. “Significant percentages of gay men in northeast town of Flums. Several people were wound- Congress lockdown rainbow flag was hoisted at a Cairo concert, gay dating the Middle East find online as a safer way to connect,” ed in the initial attack before the assailant “escaped apps are sending users tips on how to protect themselves Sean Howell, president of Hornet, told the Thomson Reuters with a stolen car”, police spokesman Krusi Hanspeter Foundation from New York. Hornet’s additional safety BEIJING: As China’s Communist Party congress got from entrapment. The flag was raised last month at a con- said in a statement. The attacker later injured another information is not meant to “create fear”, he said. “We are under way, nervous garment factory owners were on cert headlined by Mashrou’ Leila, a Lebanese rock band person at a gas station where he was shot by police being cautious. We have not received many reports from high alert, running lookouts to evade inspectors as whose singer is openly gay. It was a rare public show of and apprehended, Hanspeter said. “At this stage, there users that make us think they continued to produce coats, jackets and button- support for lesbian, gay, is no evidence of a link to terrorism”, he added, noting that the security online down shirts in defiance of official orders to close. bisexual and transgender that police were continuing to gather information is worse than before,” Chinese authorities have taken extraordinary measures (LGBT) rights in the conser- about the assailant. Police said the severity of the said Howell. to prevent any disturbance-including pollution-from vative Muslim country, and injuries suffered by the victims was not immediately The dating apps have marring the week-long, twice-a-decade meeting as was met with a swift zero-tol- clear. According to the Blick news site, police later sent these kinds of businesses ranging from bars to factories were shut erance response. raided a house in the area as part of the investigation. Anti-gay warnings before in vari- down. Apparel producers were ordered to suspend Since then nearly 70 peo- ous countries, such as work for the month out of fire safety concerns, but in ple have been arrested, and crackdown Russia where a law Dahongmen, one of Beijing’s last clothing manufactur- more than 20 have been Three Palestinians missing against the promotion of ing hubs, some factory owners simply took their work handed sentences ranging in Egypt homosexuality has been underground. from six months to six years, GAZA: Three Palestinians went missing from a tunnel used to stop gay pride “I can’t possibly stop for a month, so I can only according to Dalia Abdel between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in mysterious cir- marches and detain gay choose to secretly keep on working,” factory owner Yue Hameed of the rights group cumstances yesterday, authorities in the Islamist rights activists. “We Fang told AFP as half a dozen tailors churned out cot- Egyptian Initiative for Hamas-run territory said. “Three Palestinian workers always send out mes- ton-padded coats. Yue is one of some 200 small factory Personal Rights (EIPR). US- disappeared inside one of the tunnels on the sages like this to users who are in places where there is owners based in Dahongmen, some 25 kilometers from based gay dating apps, like Grindr and Hornet, used by mil- Palestinian-Egyptian border and the security forces an elevated level of risk”, said Harrison-Quintana at the Great Hall of the People, where the party’s top lead- lions globally, have provided Egyptian users with extra are investigating to locate their whereabouts,” the Grindr. EIPR and Amnesty International said most of the ers are meeting to hand general secretary Xi Jinping a safety tips in Arabic. interior ministry in Gaza City said in a statement. A arrests were unrelated to the concert - some people were second term when the congress ends today. Each facto- “It will make people take more precautions ... we know number of Gazans have died in tunnel collapses in arrested in public spaces and others were “entrapped” via ry had staff keeping an eye out for inspectors weeks that the police are under pressure to arrest people and they recent months, but there were no reports of any such dating apps. “The government is taking the flag incident before the meeting kicked off, Yue recalled. —AFP are going about doing that through all the avenues that they incident yesterday. have,” Jack Harrison-Quintana, a director at Grindr, said by as an excuse to issue a larger crackdown on the commu- phone from the United States. Some of Grindr’s tips include nity,” said Abdel Hameed. —Reuters 8 Established 1961 International Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Catalonian leaders, parties call for civil disobedience Spain mulls naming single person to govern region

MADRID: Catalonia said yesterday it was confident all nent. From Scotland to Flanders and Lombardy, the 2007- officials including police would defy attempts by Madrid 09 financial crisis, unemployment and migration have to enforce direct rule on the region, in an escalating dis- allowed anti-EU and populist parties to feed off discontent pute that has raised fears of unrest among Spain’s with political elites and reopen regional divisions. Two European allies. The Spanish government has invoked spe- wealthy regions of northern Italy voted overwhelmingly on cial constitutional powers to fire the regional government Sunday for greater autonomy. At a European summit last and force a new election to counter an independence drive week, leaders sought to minimize Spain’s crisis with Catalonia that has rattled the economy. A vote in the Senate to and described the secession bid as a domestic issue. implement direct rule is due on Friday. But the leaders of the secessionist campaign said a dis- ‘No divine authority’ puted referendum on Oct 1 gave them the mandate to Civil disobedience was also backed by far-left party claim independence from the rest of Spain. “It’s not that CUP, a key support for Catalonia’s pro-independence we will refuse (orders). It minority government in is not a personal decision. the regional parliament, It is a seven million-per- which called Madrid’s son decision,” Catalonia’s actions an aggression foreign affairs chief Raul against all Catalans. “An Romeva told BBC radio. aggression which will be Romeva was asked Madrid targets met with massive civil dis- whether he believed all obedience,” the CUP said institutions, including the direct rule as in a statement. Several police, would follow hundred Catalan munici- orders from Catalan insti- crisis escalates palities said they were tutions rather than from against direct rule from the Spanish government. Madrid and asked the “And from that per- Catalan parliament to vote BARCELONA: President of the Catalan parliament Carme Forcadell (right) attends a meeting with parliament spective, I have no doubt on a motion rejecting it. representatives at the Catalan Parliament in Barcelona yesterday. —AFP that all civil servants in Catalan president Carles Catalonia will keep following the instructions provided by Puigdemont has called the Catalan parliament to meet this the elected and legitimate institutions that we have right week to agree on a response to Madrid, something many spokesman Jordi Turull said this was not an option. It is be out of a job once direct rule was enforced and Madrid now in place (in Catalonia),” he said. Catalan authorities observers said could pave the way for a formal declaration not clear whether a vote in the region would help resolve would install its own representative. The Spanish govern- said about 90 percent of those who took part in the refer- of independence. the crisis. An opinion poll published by the El Periodico ment has said it would call a regional election within six endum on Oct 1 voted for independence. But only 43 per- The assembly will meet on Thursday to agree a newspaper on Sunday showed a snap election would months. “They are president of the regional government cent of the electorate and 1 in 3 Catalans participated, with response to direct rule. Several influential Catalan news- probably have results similar to the last ballot, in 2015, and senior figures in that government because of the con- most opponents of secession staying at home. papers called on Puidgemont on Sunday to resolve the when a coalition of pro-independence parties formed a stitution,” said Soraya Saenz de Santamaria during a radio The Catalan crisis has raised fears among European crisis by calling a snap election before direct rule minority government. interview. “They are not entrusted with that role by any countries that it could spill over to the rest of the conti- becomes effective. However, Catalan government Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister said Puigdemont would divine authority,” she also said.— Reuters

powers and tax revenues from Rome. Once Regions drawing up the terms are agreed, they will need a green light from parliament in a process plans to claw back that could take up to a year. Veneto leader Argentina’s Macri Luca Zaia said the regional council, which power from Rome was meeting Monday, was aiming to get Rome to agree it could keep ninety percent wins crucial of taxes, rather than handing them over to ROME: Two of Italy’s wealthiest regions a capital it has long accused of waste. mid-term poll were drawing up plans yesterday to claw back power and money from Rome after a ‘Growing unease in Europe’ victory for autonomy campaigners that “More than five million people voted for BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s President Mauricio could deepen divisions in Europe. Over 95 change. We all want less waste, fewer tax- Macri’s center-right coalition swept crucial midterm percent of voters who flocked to the polls es, less bureaucracy, fewer state and EU elections Sunday and emerged with a strengthened in the Veneto and Lombardy regions, home constraints, more efficiency, more employ- hand to carry through pro-market economic reforms, to Venice and Milan, supported a mandate ment and more security,” said LN head according to nearly completed count results. Ex-presi- to negotiate a better deal with the Italian Matteo Salvini. He said the party was com- dent Cristina Kirchner took a seat in the Senate, mark- capital. mitted to winning greater autonomy for all ing a return to the political stage she dominated for 12 Turnout was higher than expected and regions up and down the country. years before stepping down in 2015, and guaranteeing the results should not be underestimated in Secessionist sentiment in Veneto and herself parliamentary immunity from a string of corrup- the context of the crisis created by Lombardy is restricted to fringe groups tion charges. “We did not win as a party; what won was Catalonia’s push for independence, ana- but analysts see the autonomy drive as the certainty that we can change history, and build with lysts warned. Voter participation stood at reflecting the same cocktail of issues and 57 percent in Veneto and nearly 39 percent love,” a triumphant Macri told cheering supporters in pressures that resulted in Scotland’s nar- SALZANO: Photo shows a Gondola passing under the Rialto bridge at the Canal Grande. A ref- in Lombardy. Both regions are run by the Buenos Aires. “An Argentine with desire has no limits, rowly-defeated independence vote, erendum held on October 22, 2017 in the Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto asked for Northern League (LN) party, which was we are unstoppable,” he said. Britain’s decision to leave the EU and the more fiscal autonomy and more powers to decide how to allocate financial resources. —AFP Kirchner said her new center-left Unidad once openly secessionist but has lately Catalan crisis. “Lombardy is not Catalonia, Ciudadana, or “Citizen’s Unity” party, had distinguished shifted its focus to run on an anti-euro nor indeed is the Veneto, but the revival of itself in the vote as the only alternative to Macri’s gov- ticket in the hope of expanding its influ- the autonomist flame here takes place in a the ‘Yes’ victory would likely “add to the difficult,” he added. And Folli evoked the ernment. “We must be proud of this result. Unidad ence into the south. Europe which tends towards fragmentation sense of uneasiness in Europe”. “Following fear in Italy that the results, which “cap- Ciudadana has emerged as the strongest opposition to The leaders of the two regions, which and closing in on itself,” Italian political the populist wave, now Europe has also to tured a growing divide between the North this government,” an ebullient Kirchner told her sup- contribute up to 30 percent of Italy’s GDP, commentator Stefano Folli said. face a nationalist/regionalist wave, which and South”, could aggravate deeply rooted porters. “Nothing ended right here. This is where will now embark on negotiations with the Economist Lorenzo Codogno, a former somewhat overlaps with the populist one, antipathies that predate the country’s unifi- everything starts,” she said. Macri’s Cambiemos, or central government on the devolution of senior official in the finance ministry, said and makes European integration even more cation in the 19th century.— AFP “Let’s Change,” won in 13 of Argentina’s 23 provinces, as well as in the capital Buenos Aires, according to almost completed counts yesterday. Sunday’s vote, with an official turnout of 78 percent, was widely seen as a May, Juncker aides Far-right militant referendum on Macri after two years in office, in which in Twitter spat he was seeking a mandate to further overhaul of an ail- jailed for life for ing G20 economy. over dinner leaks Macri has so far managed to push through a painful reform program with the help of allies, despite having police murder only 87 seats in the 257-seat lower house of Congress BRUSSELS: The European and 15 of 72 senate seats. Argentina’s TN television Commission said yesterday it was the NUREMBERG: A German far-right militant belonging to projected Cambiemos to gain 21 seats to take their rep- victim of a smear intended to disrupt the shadowy “Citizens of the Reich” movement was sen- resentation in Congress to 108, which would be enough Brexit negotiations after a newspaper tenced to life in prison yesterday for killing a policeman to deprive the opposition of a two-thirds majority to report that its president Jean-Claude during a dawn raid on his house. Wolfgang Plan, 50, was block Macri’s reforms, though still fall well short of an Juncker disparaged Theresa May’s convicted by the regional court in the southern city of overall majority. The opposition Peronist bloc was set to “despondent” demeanor over a dinner Nuremberg of murder in a case that sparked a nationwide remain static at 145. “Peronism has suffered a fall in the last week. It was the second time in crackdown on radical right-wing groups. Plan, who vote,” according to analyst Mariel Fornoni. six months that a correspondent for referred to himself exclusively in the third person during And “a Macri victory means populism is out and the Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine the trial, smiled as he entered the courtroom wearing a economic direction is going to be kept in place,” said Zeitung, who is respected for his dark suit. He sat impassively as the presiding judge read political scientist Rosendo Fraga with New Majority access to Juncker’s entourage, has out the verdict. consultancy. “Now, it’s all about (the runup to) Macri’s published an account of the EU chief He had denied intending to kill the 32-year-old officer re-election in 2019.” Aside from Buenos Aires province executive’s reactions after a dinner during the trial, which started in August, as well as mem- and city, Cambiemos candidates also polled strongly meeting with the British prime minis- LONDON: File photo shows European Commission President, Jean-Claude bership of the so-called Reichsbuerger (Citizens of the across the other major electoral centers-Cordoba, ter on Britain’s EU withdrawal. Juncker (right) and British Prime Minister Theresa May outside 10 Reich). The movement includes neo-Nazis, conspiracy the- Mendoza and Santa Fe. Half of the Congress seats and a Sunday’s story, which painted an Downing Street in London. —AFP orists and gun enthusiasts who reject the legitimacy of the third of the Senate’s were being contested in Sunday’s unflattering picture of a British leader modern German republic. Plan had told the court through vote. Kirchner’s campaign pitch has been to promise to worn down by party in-fighting and his lawyer that he thought he was under attack when his “put the brakes on” Macri’s cuts in tariffs on agricultural “pleading” for help from the EU, would “never have said something like mine talks ...This is false. I know it house was stormed in the “amateurish” raid in October exports, deficit spending and loosening of labor laws. sparked a Twitter spat between aides this”. London was irritated that after a doesn’t fit your clichÈ, 2016, and had no idea he was firing at police. Macri appealed to voters to “not return to the past,” past and present to May and Juncker. Downing Street dinner in April, the @NickJTimothy. But @JunckerEU & I One policeman was critically injured and later died of attacking his predecessor’s populist policies. “I voted After a summit last week at which EU FAZ said Juncker told aides that he have no interest in weakening PM. his wounds, while two others were injured in the con- for the government candidates. I’m far from being con- leaders sought to build trust with thought May was “in another galaxy” “But it seems some have interest in frontation in the town of Georgensgmuend. As a result, vinced but I voted Macri in 2015. The most important May to try to speed up Brexit talks, with her demands for EU favors from undermining constructive relations Plan was also convicted on two counts of attempted mur- thing is that Kirchner doesn’t come back,” said teacher Juncker’s chief-of-staff denied an the European Union after Britain @JunckerEU & PM May. Who? is the der. His defense attorneys had called for a verdict of Sergio Peroti, 48, after voting in a school in the capital. accusation levelled on Twitter by his leaves in 2019. At the time, EU offi- real question.” manslaughter, with a significantly milder prison sentence. Macri’s Cambiemos is an alliance of parties of the right, former British counterpart in May’s cials did not repudiate the main thrust Sunday’s report was by the same Prosecutors argued Plan, a hunter who once ran a martial center-right and social democrats of the historic team that he was the source of the of the report. journalist whose story on April’s din- arts school, fired 11 shots “with the intention of causing as Radical Civic Union. Despite not having a legislative story-as many suggested he was after Nick Timothy, who resigned as ner was dismissed by May at the time many deadly injuries as possible”. The raid was aimed at majority, Macri has been able to get laws passed by a dinner in London in April. Martin May’s chief-of-staff after she lost her as “Brussels gossip”. EU officials did seizing Plan’s arsenal of about 30 weapons after his per- striking deals with Kirchner’s enemies in the Peronist Selmayr called the FAZ story an parliamentary majority in a snap elec- not deny the accuracy of that account mits were rescinded following an assessment that he was movement and with governors who depend on federal attempt to “frame” him and to sour tion in June, tweeted that Selmayr was of the earlier meeting. Officials on psychologically “unsound”. He had previously refused to funds to finance their budgets. relations between Juncker and May. the source of Sunday’s story: “After both sides said it did little to foster an pay taxes and handed in his official identity card. Another ex-president, Carlos Menem, won a third Commission spokesman Margaritis constructive Council meeting, atmosphere of trust needed to reach a Reichsbuerger followers generally believe in the contin- term in the Senate at the age of 87, giving himself Schinas told reporters: “Some people Selmayr does this,” he wrote. deal and which prompted reports that ued existence of the pre-war German Reich or empire as it like to point at us to serve their own another four years of immunity despite being convicted “Reminder that some in Brussels want German Chancellor Angela Merkel stood under the Nazis, and several groups have declared political agendas ... or even to under- for illegally trading weapons to Ecuador and Croatia. no deal or a punitive one.” Selmayr was also irritated by the leak for the their own states. They typically deny the authority of police mine our own negotiating position. Macri’s first year in office was marked by a 30 percent snapped back saying that neither he same reason. On Friday, EU leaders and other state institutions. News agency DPA said Plan had We would appreciate if these people nor Juncker made the reported com- moved to speed up talks and spoke of devaluation of the national currency and a 2.3 percent established a pseudo-state on his property, drawing “bor- would leave us alone. “We have lots ments. “I deny that 1/we leaked this; opening a new phase in December. contraction of the economy. But the economy has ders” around it with yellow lines and hanging a sign reading of work and no time for gossip.” He 2/Juncker ever said this; 3/we are Some said they understood May’s dif- begun to recover, posting 1.6 percent growth in the “My word is law here”. Bavaria state interior minister Joachim declined to say who might wish the punitive on Brexit,” he wrote. “It’s an ficulties in forging consensus in first half of the year. —AFP Herrmann said the court had handed down a “tough sentence Commission ill but added that Juncker attempt 2 frame EU side & 2 under- London.— Reuters that is appropriate for the brutality of the crime”. —AFP Established 1961 9 International Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Hearing delayed for US soldier Bergdahl amid prejudice claim Military judge worries about Trump impact

WASHINGTON: The sentencing hearing for Bowe expected to hear the testimony of two soldiers injured in Bergdahl, the US soldier who faces life in prison for desertion missions to find and free him. after being held captive by Afghan insurgents for five years, Nance allowed the attorneys to question him about opened yesterday amid accusations that President Donald whether he was swayed by Trump’s comments. Nance said Trump has prejudiced the trial. Sergeant Bergdahl, 31, was he wasn’t aware of the comments beyond what was in the seen in a dress uniform arriving at the military court in Fort legal motions. Nance said he plans to retire as a colonel in Bragg, North Carolina one week after he pleaded guilty to about a year and isn’t motivated by pleasing commanders charges of desertion and endangering his fellow troops. to win a future promotion. “I don’t have any doubt whatso- The hearing ended after an hour after the judge, Army ever that I can be fair and impartial in the sentencing in this Colonel Jeffery Nance, heard a motion by Bergdahl’s matter,” Nance said. But lawyer that Trump’s he had stern words and attacks on Bergdahl meant pointed questions for he could not receive a fair prosecutors about what sentence. Nance will effect Trump’s comments review the motion and give would have on public per- his decision when the The case has ception of the case. He hearing resumes tomor- indicated he would issue a row. There was no indica- been swamped written ruling later on the tion how the court would defense request to have treat Bergdahl, who gained in politics the case thrown out over his freedom in a 2014 pris- oner swap with the Trump’s comments. Taleban and is said to suf- But Bergdahl could fer lasting nerve and psy- also go free if the judge chological damage after accepts his explanation he brutal treatment and isolation by his captors, the notorious had left his remote Afghanistan post in 2009 in a misguided Taleban-allied, Pakistan-based Haqqani group. attempt to report internal problems in his unit to superiors His guilty plea was not part of any negotiated sentenc- at another base. He could also be influenced by testimony ing deal, leaving Nance full latitude to decide Bergdahl’s from the head of the army’s investigation, Major General punishment. The desertion charge carries a maximum five Kenneth Dahl, that Bergdahl may have been delusional. Dahl told a military court in Sept 2015 that putting years in prison but the second charge of endangering fel- FORT BRAGG, North Carolina: Sgt Bowe Bergdahl leaves the Fort Bragg courthouse after a low troops, also known as “misbehaving before the enemy”, Bergdahl in prison after all he had been through would be sentencing hearing yesterday. —AP can mean up to life in prison. The sentencing hearing is “inappropriate”. —Agencies

Cambodia’s monks speak Who killed Kim Jong up for rights Un’s half brother? KUALA LUMPUR: Eight months after the audacious assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s PHNOM PENH: Loun Sovath lived the routine life of a estranged half brother, a Malaysian court is trying to Buddhist monk for many years in the Cambodian capital unweave a complicated web of deception, political Phnom Penh before he was drawn into the many battles intrigue and cold-blooded brutality - a scheme over land that pitted poor villagers and city dwellers allegedly cooked up by a network of North Koreans against the government and large corporations. From who have never, and almost certainly never will, set protests in his home commune of Chi Kraeng in Siem Reap foot in the courthouse. province to the battle over Phnom Penh’s Boeung Kak lake and the Prey Lang forest, Sovath has been vocal in oppos- Was it perfect crime? ing government policy and the sometimes violent suppres- Almost as soon as Kim Jong Nam was killed in a sion of dissent. crowded Kuala Lumpur airport budget terminal, the He is among dozens of Buddhist monks in the Southeast Internet broadcast the attack to millions of people Asian country who have thrown themselves into the fight around the world. Security camera footage showed over land and resources, risking imprisonment and banish- Kim, who had been jumped by two mysterious women, ment from their order. “Evictions and forcible confiscations gesturing for help, his face covered with an obscure of land rank as one of Cambodia’s most pervasive human but exceedingly potent poison. By the time he got to a rights problems, and are growing worse,” said the saffron- PHNOM PENH: Cambodian children wade in polluted water at a village in Phnom Penh. — AFP hospital, he was dead. But the viral videos merely robed Sovath, who was banned from all the temples and scratched the surface. Today, members of the court threatened with expulsion from his order. hearing the case will go to the airport crime scene for “The violent response by authorities against protesters Buddhist monks had been involved in political protests and several times and was awarded the prestigious Martin the first time as the prosecution steps up its case shall no longer be tolerated. The Buddha’s teachings post-war peace building efforts in the late 1990s. The push Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders in 2012, has against the only suspects actually facing punishment - encourage monks to engage in social activities and help for development has also dragged them into conflicts over more than 80,000 followers on Facebook. He is known as two young Southeast Asian women whose lives are on communities,” said Sovath, whose popular blog is subtitled land, resources and the environment, and they are using the “multimedia monk” for his videos and social media the line, but who claim they were tricked into carrying “Engaged Buddhism”. Home to 15 million people, impover- their religious authority, local clout and social media net- posts. His recent online petition asked the government to out what they thought was a harmless prank. Here’s a works to bolster these movements. “Increasing numbers of ished Cambodia has a history of disputes over land rights, take “immediate and peaceful action to resolve all land recap of who Kim Jong Nam was and what’s come out Buddhist monks engage in advocacy activities that are many dating back to the 1970s when the communist Khmer conflicts”, halt all forced evictions, and stop harassing and at the trial so far about the suspects, their defense and politically sensitive, including for the victims of the govern- Rouge regime destroyed property records, and all housing intimidating rights defenders. Prim Houn, another activist the case against them. and land became state property. ment’s land confiscation policy,” said academics Bunly monk, said it is only natural that Buddhist monks are drawn Soeung and Sung Yong Lee in a recent paper. Cambodia began to privatize land after 1989 as Prime to defend the rights of vulnerable people. The mark Minister Hun Sen’s government courted foreign investment. Monks and organizations led by them are “mobilizing “It is our job to help people who are suffering: this is protests, championing such protests by standing at the When Kim Jong Nam checked in for his AirAsia The lack of a publicly available land register detailing our dhamma (teaching) and it is why I must lend my sup- flight bound for Macau on Feb 13, his passport read boundaries means authorities could confiscate land, claim- frontlines, recording and disseminating details of suppres- port to people who are asking for justice,” said Houn, sion, providing material aid, and giving sermons,” they said. Kim Chol, aged 46. If it was an attempt to fool anyone, ing that affected families were living on state property. speaking at his temple in Phnom Penh, one of the biggest in it was a feeble one - Kim Chol is the North Korean Thousands of families are driven each year from farmland Buddhist monks have always had leadership roles in the the city and adorned with giant statues and gilded arches. community, including in education and social ceremonies. equivalent of John Doe - and despite some quick and and urban settlements to make way for mining and agricul- “Buddhism is a religion of peace and ahimsa, or non-vio- seemingly pro forma protests and denials from North tural projects or real estate developments. People turn to them not just for religious guidance, but also lence, yet protesters are often beaten and arrested. for advice on everyday problems. Monks are also seen as Korean officials in the days afterward, it became This is wrong, and we must speak out against the apparent almost immediately that this victim wasn’t Leadership role apolitical, and their status as religious leaders means their injustice,” Houn, 31, told the Thomson Reuters just any paunchy middle-aged traveler. Kim Jong Nam, Between 2000 and 2014, land conflicts affected some participation in rights movements “is likely to gain wider Foundation, sitting outside his small room in the monks’ who was 45 or 46, was the eldest son of the late North 770,000 Cambodians, according to charges presented by support than that of lay leaders”, said Soeung and Lee in quarters. Houn campaigns for land rights and the envi- Korean leader Kim Jong Il. lawyers at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. their paper earlier this year. ronment, and has held protests against deforestation. He Cambodia’s government says it is working with consultants The monks’ involvement gives the protests greater legit- He had been seen as a potential heir to the coun- said he has been pulled up by his superiors for his try’s dynastic leadership until he very publicly fell from and business to protect the rights of small farmers and the imacy and forces the government to pay attention, particu- activism. “The government has given away lands of urban poor, even as it cracks down on protests and jails larly as they are able to get their message out quicker and grace when he was caught trying to enter Japan in Cambodians to foreign nations, forcing our people off 1998 to visit Tokyo Disneyland. What ensued was a activists. In a country where an estimated 95 percent of the to more people through social media networks such as their lands. This is wrong,” he said, speaking softly and population practice Theravada Buddhism, Cambodia’s Facebook and YouTube. Sovath, who has been arrested chain of events that would leave him in de facto exile, choosing his words carefully. —Reuters spending most of his time in Macau, a Chinese territo- ry famous for its casinos and high rollers. It’s not clear if Kim Jong Nam and Kim Jong Un, born of a different mother, had ever met. the unprecedented, critical and imminent lev- But by 2010, when Kim Jong Un was revealed as the el. Therefore, we have to take calibrated and heir apparent, Kim Jong Nam was regarded - when he N Korea’s different responses to meet with that level of was regarded at all - as a luxury-hungry, tattoo-covered threat,” he said, speaking through a transla- playboy well out of the North Korean political power pic- tor, at the start of talks in the Philippines. threat is ture. On the fringes, he continued to nevertheless be South Korea’s Song also acknowledged something of a potential threat. His ability to stay in that “North Korea’s provocative behavior is Macau indicated he had at least some Chinese support ‘critical, becoming worse and worse,” in public and, because of his pedigree, was seen by some as a remarks before reporters were escorted out of viable replacement if Kim Jong Un were to ever be the meeting room. Mattis renewed sharp criti- removed from power. Rumors have it there were at least imminent’ cism of North Korea’s tests, saying they two previous attempts on his life in the past several years. “threaten regional and global security.” Mattis, According to authorities, Kim was carrying who kicked off a week-long trip to the region CLARK FREEPORT ZONE: The threat $100,000 in cash at the time of his death, which a yesterday, has been eager to emphasize diplo- from North Korea has grown to a “critical prominent Japanese newspaper reported was a payoff matic efforts to resolve the crisis peacefully as and imminent level” and the United States, for a meeting he had just prior to the attack with an escalating tension between Washington and Japan and South Korea must address the agent connected to the CIA. Such mysteries aren’t Pyongyang stoked fears of ‘armed confronta- matter, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori likely to get much of an airing in court. Malaysian offi- tion.’ Asked about his conversation with Onodera told his US and South Korean coun- cials have never officially accused Pyongyang of Onodera after the two met earlier in the day, terparts in talks yesterday. Onodera’s involvement. And they have made it clear they do not before joining South Korea’s Song, Mattis said remarks underscored the deep concern in want the trial to be politicized. Tokyo after North Korean weapons tests, they discussed “maintaining stability and peace in support of the diplomats.” including test firing missiles over Japan, as The ‘lizard tails’ Meanwhile, former US President Jimmy Pyongyang seeks to develop a nuclear- TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader The young women who face the death penalty if con- Carter said he is willing to travel to North tipped missile capable of reaching the United Shinzo Abe gestures during a press conference at the party headquarters in victed are Siti Aisyah, who is Indonesian, and Doan Thi Korea on behalf of the Trump administration States. Tokyo yesterday. —AFP Huong, who is Vietnamese. Huong wore a T-shirt embla- to help diffuse the situation, the New York His comments broke from more measured zoned with “LOL” - laugh out loud - when she lunged for Times reported. Mattis has been more cau- language yesterday by US Defense Secretary Kim at the airport. Both women now wear bullet-proof tious in his public remarks than US President allies. Kim has blasted Trump as “mentally (ASEAN) in the Philippines. ASEAN defense Jim Mattis and South Korean Defense vests and handcuffs when going in and out of their court Donald Trump, who has been locked in a war deranged.” Mattis is at the start of a week- ministers, in a joint statement, expressed Minister Song Young-Moo, as the three men appearances. Under Malaysian law, the women can’t be of words with North Korean leader Kim Jong long trip to Asia and will attend meetings “grave concern” over North Korea’s nuclear met on the sidelines of a gathering of Asian sentenced to die if they didn’t have intent to kill. And that, Un, threatening to destroy North Korea if hosted by defense ministers from the and missile programs and urged the reclusive defense chiefs in the Philippines. “(The) essentially, is their defense. —AP threat posed by North Korea has grown to necessary to defend the United States and its Association of Southeast Asian Nations country to meet its international obligations 10 Established 1961

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More and better data is needed to track progress in the global drive to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking as many victims - including people trafficked for their organs and child soldiers - are going uncount- ed, leading anti-slavery groups say. About 40 million people were trapped as slaves last year - mostly women and girls - in forced labor and forced mar- riages, according to the first joint effort by key rights groups to count the number of victims worldwide, pub- lished last month. The UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Walk Free Foundation collaborated on the esti- mate - which they said was very conservative - having previously used different data, definitions and method- ologies to reach separate figures. The groups last week published the methodology, a month after the estimate was released, referring to limitations and gaps in the data, such as the omission of child soldiers and a lack of surveys for conflict-hit countries and the Gulf region. Abe wins votes but not hearts But critics say the estimate cannot be used to guide governments, shape specific interventions or monitor Shinzo Abe may have seized a “super-majority” in Japan’s ing allegations of favoritism to a friend in a business deal - Japanese. The hawkish premier wants to change the US- successes or setbacks in the world’s fight to end slav- parliament but he has failed to win the hearts and minds of which the premier strongly denies. imposed document, seen by conservatives as an outdated ery by 2030 - one of the UN Sustainable Development voters suspicious of his nationalist instincts and who do For a short moment, it looked as if Abe’s gambit could legacy of wartime defeat, so Japan can formally transform Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015. “While the estimate not share his fixation on changing the country’s pacifist backfire spectacularly. The media-savvy and charismatic its well-equipped and well-trained “Self Defense Force” may be useful for advocacy purposes, it is not evi- constitution. Having trounced a disorganized opposition to Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, unveiled a new party in a into a full-fledged army. dence,” said lawyer and slavery expert Anne Gallagher. secure two-thirds of seats, Abe has the parliamentary blaze of publicity and dominated TV broadcasts and the The trouble for the PM is that many Japanese feel deep “There is currently no way to use this information in a numbers to start a process that would bolster the role of front pages for days. The creation of her Party of Hope affection for, and pride in, the constitution’s peace provi- manner that would allow us to know that what we are the military - an ambition he has long cherished. sparked an unprecedented transformation in the lethargic sions, which they believe have served them well over the doing is making a difference,” she told the Thomson But the victory was far from a ringing endorsement of world of Japanese politics. The main opposition last seven decades. China and the two Koreas - both vic- Reuters Foundation. the 63-year-old veteran, more a win by default. The elec- Democratic Party (DP) effectively disbanded as scores of tims of Japan’s 20th century adventurism - are also deeply The ILO and Walk Free said they shared the frus- tion confirmed Abe’s “difficult relations with the Japanese lawmakers jumped aboard Koike’s bandwagon, which, hostile to anything that could be seen as re-militarization. tration of the anti-slavery movement about the fact the people,” said Tobias Harris, Japanese politics expert at the while ideologically similar to Abe’s, at least had the whiff of Despite his personal ambitions, Abe is sensitive to pub- estimate cannot be compared with previous figures, Washington-based Teneo Intelligence consultancy. “There a fresh coat of paint. lic antipathy on the issue. He knows he cannot railroad the and that the data is not comprehensive enough to is a certain amount of appreciation for certain aspects of Meanwhile, left-leaning DP members banded together constitutional change, said Naoto Nonaka of Gakushuin track progress in tackling the crime. “But we have what he has done.” But, said Harris: “He is not loved.” to form a new progressive party, the Constitutional University. Immediately after his victory, he pledged to developed a method which is sustainable, and allows An exit poll conducted by Kyodo News showed more Democrats. In the event, neither party was able to organ- “deepen” parliamentary debate, and vowed not to use his us to build more and more reliable estimates year-on- than half of voters (51 percent) do not trust their prime ize a nationwide campaign in the short time available, and super-majority to ram changes through. In any case, there year,” said ILO senior statistician, Michaelle De Cock. minister, while a survey by the liberal Asahi Shimbun found both fizzled. “As it turned out, the Party of Hope is hope- are brakes on his ambitions - any changes need to be put “Once we have more and better data, we’ll be able to 47 percent of those questioned would like to see someone less,” said Michael Cucek from Temple University. It could to a referendum. measure trends.” else in charge of Japan. be ten years before there is an effective opposition capa- Polls continually show that voters are far more con- ble of forming a government, said Teneo’s Harris. cerned about Japan’s flaccid economy than about Abe’s Baseline Party of (no) hope pet projects. The prime minister would be unwise to take Among the estimated 40.3 million people living as Only a few months ago, that was starting to look like a Constitutional battle his thumping electoral win for endorsement of his nation- slaves last year, 24.9 million were forced to work in possibility. Abe was fighting for his own political survival, Having seen off all-comers and secured a two-thirds alist views, said Mikitaka Masuyama, professor at the factories, on building sites, farms and fishing boats, embroiled in scandal and smarting from an embarrassing majority in the lower house, Abe now has effective control National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies. He won and as domestic or sex workers, while 15.4 million defeat in Tokyo municipal elections. When he suddenly of the executive and the legislature. He will likely use the Sunday’s election because the opposition “could not put were trapped in forced marriages. This compares with announced snap polls last month, critics saw it as an victory to start the lengthy process of amending the con- up a united front” against him. “But this doesn’t mean that Walk Free’s 2016 number of 45.8 million slaves, and an opportunistic maneuver to take advantage of a weak stitution, a personal passion for Abe and a select band of the Japanese voters are leaning towards conservative ILO figure of 21 million held in forced labor. opposition and divert attention from his own woes, includ- fellow right-wingers, but largely an anathema for most causes,” he said. —AFP Academics have questioned the new figure, saying it may be a compromise between the two groups, and could muddle efforts to tackle slavery and divide the ‘Reopen channels of negotiations’ anti-slavery movement, given the explicit inclusion of Barzani isolated Barzani, who saw a “yes” vote as a step France butter forced marriage for the first time. closer towards the cherished dream of Yet the ILO and Walk Free said they had made great by his drive for Kurdish statehood, campaigned relentlessly strides in recent years in collecting more data and prior to the referendum but has since slipped shortages bite building upon previous methodologies, and that the out of view. On September 26, a day after new estimate would better inform anti-slavery actors of independence the vote, he urged Iraqi Prime Minister the true nature of the crime. The groups conducted Haider Al-Abadi to begin talks on the issues Gone are the days of the butter moun- surveys in 48 countries and interviewed about 71,000 dividing them, but the two sides remain wide tains when the EU had to step in to mop people - up from 25 nations and 42,000 respondents in Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani, the apart. Abadi has vowed to keep Iraqi unity up surpluses. A newfound taste for full- Walk Free’s 2016 figure - with findings supplemented driving force behind last month’s independ- intact and world powers appear to support fat spreads in the West, coupled with ris- by data from the UN’s International Organization for ence vote, finds himself isolated at home and his view.”Barzani will now have to reconsider ing demand for French pastries in Asia, Migration (IOM). abroad weeks after he scored a major victo- his maximalist attitude and reopen channels have created butter shortages in the “This is a global estimate with important global ry with a resounding “yes” at the polls. He of negotiation,” Karim Bitar of the Paris- home of the croissant. Across the coun- findings, such as the fact more women than men are organized the Sept 25 referendum in the based Institute of International and try, shops are finding it increasingly diffi- victims,” said Fiona David, executive director of global autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq Strategic Affairs told AFP. “The United cult to keep their shelves stocked. research at Walk Free. Almost three in every four with much fanfare, despite domestic and States and the entire international communi- “Because of a shortage of French milk, slaves were women and girls and one in four was a international objections. But analysts say he ty, with the notable exception of Israel, our suppliers cannot fulfill our butter child, with modern slavery most prevalent in Africa fol- miscalculated. remains committed and attached to Iraq’s orders,” read a sign last week in an This file photo taken on March 17, lowed by Asia and Pacific, according to the estimate. Weeks after the vote, central government unity and territorial integrity,” he said. Intermarche supermarket in the northern 2015 shows workers extracting but- city of Rouen, situated in the Normandy “The estimate wasn’t intended to enable a certain forces launched a sweeping operation, The son of iconic Kurdish nationalist ter out of a wooden churn in Echire dairy heartland. country to set up a precise action plan to combat slav- reclaiming territory and oil fields in and leader Mulla Mustafa Barzani and head of the in central western France. —AFP At a Super U supermarket in central ery,” David added. around the disputed province of Kirkuk from KDP since 1979, Barzani has long been the Kurdish peshmerga forces. The loss of the oil face of demands for Kurdish self-determina- Paris, one of the most popular brands of rising from 2,500 euros a tonne in April butter - a salty variety from the western fields, which provided income that would tion. Born on Aug 16, 1946 in Mahabad, capi- 2016 to 7,000 euros a tonne this sum- Ethical concerns Brittany region - had vanished. tal of a Kurdish republic declared by his mer. “If this continues we’ll have to The methodology pointed to several limitations of have been critical to an independent Kurdish “Customers have been stocking up, par- father amid unrest in Iran following World the data, such as the difficulty of recording cases of state, sparked recriminations among Kurds. ticularly local restaurant owners. For the increase our prices because we have forced sexual exploitation, measuring all forms of Iraqi President Fuad Masum, a Kurdish War II, Barzani joined the fight for an inde- moment we’re able to manage but we’ve wages to pay,” said Jose Pires, manager human trafficking, and carrying out surveys in Central member of a party long at odds with pendent Kurdistan as a teenager. been warned to expect more shortages,” of a busy bakery in the Montorgueil dis- Asia and the Gulf region. “We need more data on the Barzani’s Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) To this day he wears the garb of a pesh- said Adrien, the store manager, who trict of central Paris, which uses only the Middle East,” said Nick Grono of the Freedom Fund, an who supported a UN-backed push for dia- merga fighter: baggy khaki pants and shirt, a declined to give his surname. The turbu- finest whipped butter in its creations. international initiative to fight slavery. “As you know, logue, said the independence referendum traditional sash and a chequered white-and- lence in the butter market began when Like other bakers interviewed by AFP, he you cannot simply walk into a labor camp in Qatar and triggered the assault on Kirkuk. Iraqi red scarf rolled around his head as a turban. the European Union abolished its system ruled out substituting butter with cheap- start conducting interviews with migrant workers. It is Kurdistan’s main opposition party, Goran, “Barzani has made strategic decisions for of milk quotas in 2015. The move initially er margarine in his croissants, pains au a fast way to get deported,” added Grono, Freedom has called for talks with Baghdad and years based on a narrow circle of advisors, triggered a flood of milk supplies, caus- chocolat and sandwiches. “We cannot not through a democratic process,” Sowell Fund’s CEO. demanded that Barzani and his deputy ing a collapse in global prices that change the recipe. That would be unpro- said. “It appears... that Barzani is surrounded The ILO and Walk Free said they would like to see Kosrat Rasul resign, saying they “no longer prompted dairy farmers to subsequently fessional,” he said. by people who just tell him what he wants to victims of all forms of human trafficking, from drug to have any legitimacy”. “The KDP is isolated slash their output. Thierry Lucas, owner of a bakery in hear.” Many Kurds believe that two men - organ trafficking, included in future estimates, as well within Kurdistan itself, in Iraq, regionally the Finistere region of Normandy, said former Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari he had increased the prices of his crois- as children enslaved and sent into war, as better data and increasingly internationally,” said Kirk Chinese croissant craze and Kirkuk governor Najm Eddine Karim - sants by 5 euro centimes (5.9 dollar becomes more readily available. Yet this will require Sowell, analyst and publisher of Inside The decline in production came as were behind Barzani’s decision to hold the cents) to cover his costs. To save money more money pumped into the drive to end slavery, and Iraqi Politics. butter began enjoying a comeback in the referendum. West, following research suggesting that he had also begun buying his butter at a a wider range of data collection methods, said Kevin Sowell said that faced with staunch oppo- saturated fats - long linked to heart dis- supermarket that had yet to pass on the Bales, professor of contemporary slavery at Britain’s sition both from Goran and from longtime ‘Misinterpreted the messages’ ease - were not as harmful as thought. price increases, saving over 1,000 euros University of Nottingham and a member of Walk Free’s rival the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the Kurdish affairs analyst Mutlu Civiroglu said “The rehabilitation of animal fats has a tonne in the process. data team. KDP’s “only hope is that Baghdad over- the independence vote backfired and isolated caused demand for butter to explode Not everyone has been able to find a And seeking out data on the lucrative, ever-evolv- reaches and loses international support”. But Barzani because the Kurdish leader “misinter- around the world,” said Gerard Calbrix, workaround, however. In the central Cher ing and largely hidden crime of modern slavery also he warned that the KDP “doesn’t have much preted” messages from Washington and head of economic affairs at the region, Claude Francois, owner of a small raises many ethical questions, and is often fraught with leverage left” in negotiations. The United Ankara. Barzani believed both allies would Association of French Dairy Producers. pastry producer, said she had cut her danger, activists say. “It is very, very tough to get States, a key ally of both Baghdad and support his march towards independence and The growth in demand is particularly workers’ hours by 70 percent because information on the commercial sexual exploitation of Kurdish forces in the battle against the failed to read between the lines, Civiroglu said. pronounced in emerging economies such she could not source enough butter to children,” said David of Walk Free. “What do you do Islamic State group, opposed the non-bind- The United States was “very clear in support- as China and the Middle East, where maintain output. “We’ve been on rationed when you find a victim while doing research? You ing referendum, as did several nations ing a united Iraq in which Kurds play a balanc- croissants and other buttery treats are supplies since mid-August. We are only can’t just leave them there and continue doing your including Iraq’s neighbours Iran and Turkey. ing role,” he said. Turkey, home to a large increasingly in vogue. receiving a tonne a week when we need survey.” — Reuters Iraq’s supreme court ruled that the vote was Kurdish minority, saw the vote as a threat to The surge in demand has caused three tonnes... We cannot go on like this unconstitutional. its own unity, he added. —AFP prices to rocket, with industrial butter for much longer,” she said. — AFP Established 1961 11 News Tuesday, October 24, 2017

A woman walks with a red umbrella in Hanover in central Germany yesterday. — AFP

hands, and faces two separate offensives, including by department, increasing KPC’s deputy CEO’s salary IS ‘executed’ 116 in the SDF. The US-backed militia is fighting the group Assembly term from KD 3,000 to 12,000 and contacting lawmakers mostly on the eastern side of the Euphrates River that to inquire about the details to be included in the slices diagonally across the province. grilling motion. Syria town revenge... On Sunday, SDF fighters seized one of the country’s opens today with... MP Saleh Ashour charged that a series of violations largest oilfields from the group. Syria’s regime is con- have been committed by the oil sector, which led to Continued from Page 1 ducting a separate, Russian-backed offensive in the massive losses in oil contracts like the huge fine paid to province, largely on the western bank of the river. In Continued from Page 1 Dow Chemical and the strike by oil workers. He said September, the offensive ended an IS siege of nearly that decisions of appointments and promotions in the setbacks in recent months, including the loss in July MPs have also threatened to grill Oil Minister Essam of its most important Iraqi stronghold, the city of three years on government-held parts of the provincial oil sector must be suspended because of their violation capital Deir Ezzor city. The group now holds just eight Al-Marzouq over a series of allegations amid renewed of laws and regulations. Mosul. Last week, it also lost its foremost Syrian bas- attacks on the leadership of the oil sector. tion, the city of Raqqa, after a campaign of more than percent of the city, according to the Observatory. Meanwhile, opposition MPs Jamaan Al-Harbash, Elsewhere in Syria, IS holds just a few pockets of MP Faisal Al-Kandari lashed out at Kuwait Mohammad Hayef and Adel Al-Damkhi warned the four months led by the Kurdish-Arab Syrian Petroleum Corp (KPC) over a statement it issued Democratic Forces, a US-backed militia. territory, including a handful of recently recaptured vil- government after a meeting that the issue of returning regarding its role in proposing hiking fuel prices to be revoked citizenships of opposition figures could strain The militant group is now mostly confined to the oil- lages in central Hama province, and parts of the on par with international prices. Kandari claimed that its relations with the Assembly. They said that the issue rich province of Deir Ezzor in the country’s east, along Palestinian camp of Yarmuk in southern Damascus. An the statement is an attempt by KPC and the minister to appears to be subjected to disputes with leading fig- the border with Iraq. IS holds around 40 percent of the allied group, Jaish Khaled Bin Walid, is also present in cover up a series of violations and an attempt to avoid ures in the ruling family. province, which was once almost completely in its parts of southern Syria. — AFP the planned grilling of the minister. It was agreed earlier this year that the government He also charged that Marzouq wrongly applied a will return the revoked citizenships in return for coop- decision to send to retirement senior employees eration between the Assembly and the government. States Institute in Washington. “The price can be more selectively, by referring only some officials and leaving directly negotiated, and help its original motivation to Only the citizenship of former MP Abdullah Al- Aramco IPO on others in place. Kandari pointed out violations such as Barghash and his family members have been returned, relieve some fiscal pressure in the short term. A direct promoting a safety engineer to work in the finance placement can also be closed quickly,” Young told AFP. while several others are still waiting. track for second... “A private placement... could increase the likelihood of a delay in the IPO beyond 2018,” said analysis firm Continued from Page 1 Eurasia Group. It added, however, that the move would under safe conditions, saying that the burden had offer Saudi Arabia the flexibility to list on an interna- Kuwait donates become “untenable” on its territory. “This is an unten- The potential Aramco listing is a cornerstone of an tional exchange when oil prices perk up. Unlike the able situation,” Shameem Ahsan, Bangladesh’s ambas- ambitious economic reform program launched by pow- IPO, a private sale would also spare the kingdom’s sador to the United Nations in Geneva, told a UN erful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last year. The leadership from the eagle-eyed scrutiny of global $15m as $344m... pledging conference. “Despite claims to the contrary, program, known as Vision 2030, aims to balance the investors. Investors have long debated whether Aramco violence in Rakhine state has not stopped. Thousands Saudi budget after the OPEC kingpin lost hundreds of could really be valued close to $2 trillion, as the Saudi Continued from Page 1 still enter on a daily basis.” billions of dollars because of the slump in oil prices. leadership claims. Vital humanitarian aid must continue, Ahsan said, Doubts have been swirling around the viability and “Domestic politics in Saudi Arabia right now do not Lowcock stressed the importance of countries actu- adding: “It is of paramount importance that Myanmar ambitious timeline of the Aramco IPO. Saudi Arabia had need a scandal” surrounding Aramco’s finances, said ally delivering the cash, with the UN having confronted delivers on its recent promises and works towards safe, laid out plans for a dual listing on the Saudi stock market Young. For the IPO to succeed, Aramco’s oil reserves unfulfilled pledges in past crises. “Pledges are one dignified, voluntary return of its nationals back to their and an international exchange for 2018, with markets in would have to be independently verified and its internal thing,” he told reporters. “It’s really important to us homes in Myanmar.” Bangladesh’s interior minister was New York and London vying for the offering. But the finances reliably audited - a kind of transparency that that the pledges are translated as soon as possible into in Yangon on Monday for talks to find a “durable solu- company has struggled to select an international venue the company is unaccustomed to. “Saudi Arabia will contributions”. With no apparent resolution to the cri- tion”, he said. for its listing. have to disclose a great deal of facts and figures that it sis in sight, Lowcock noted that there may be a need to But Myanmar continued to issue “propaganda pro- Analysts point out the practicality of a private place- has traditionally viewed as state secrets,” said Hossein raise more funds again next year. jecting Rohingyas as illegal immigrants from ment of Aramco shares, which they say could give Saudi Askari, a professor of business and international studies The head of the International Organization for Bangladesh”, Ahsan said, adding: “This blatant denial Arabia an immediate cash injection and more flexibility to at George Washington University. Migration, William Lacey Swing, called the wave of of the ethnic identity of Rohingyas remains a stumbling consider various listing options. “A private placement of a While options exist for Aramco, the kingdom’s Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh “the fastest growing block.” Myanmar considers the Rohingya to be state- small stake in Aramco would solve a lot of headaches with crown jewel, it would be difficult to abandon the inter- refugee crisis in the world”. “It is, in its own way, a less, although they trace their presence in the country the current efforts to list the company in global plat- national IPO, which would be seen as a major setback nightmare,” he added. Bangladesh’s government and back generations. forms,” said Karen Young, a scholar at the Arab Gulf for Prince Mohammed’s reform plan. — AFP the community in the Cox’s Bazar area have been Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for broadly praised for the response to Rohingya refugee Refugees, later told journalists that the two countries influx, notably for keeping the border open. had begun talks on “repatriation”. Conducive condi- indicate recent violent fighting. Rohingya refugees have headed for Bangladesh in tions have to be “recreated” in Rakhine, he said. “This Dogs switched Now there are three dogs stuck in the customs - one huge numbers after militant attacks on Myanmar secu- must include a solution to the question of citizenship, of the strays (the other died while in customs) and the rity forces in Rakhine sparked a major army crack- or rather lack thereof for the Rohingya community,” two pit bulls. The animals are not being fed or cared for. down on the community likened to ethnic cleansing by Grandi said. Jordan’s Queen Rania visited Rohingya from customs... Several volunteer animal rights groups and activists the UN. Rohingyas have been systematically deprived refugee camps yesterday and called for a stronger have tried to rescue the animals or at least gain access of basic rights over decades in majority Buddhist response from the international community to the Continued from Page 1 to them in order to administer care, food and medicines. Myanmar. In the latest crackdown, Myanmar’s security plight of the Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh to Kuwait Times requested a comment from officials at the forces have fired indiscriminately on unarmed civilians, escape “systematic persecution” in Myanmar. “One has After the story hit social media and the condition of customs building at Kuwait Airport but they declined to including children, and committed widespread sexual to ask, why is the plight of this Muslim minority group the two phony dogs was exposed, the original pit bulls issue a statement. Activists noted that the dogs are violence, according to UN investigators. being ignored? Why has the systematic prosecution were returned to the customs. But the marks and scheduled to be transported to a facility in Hawally Bangladesh called on Myanmar yesterday to allow been allowed to play out for so long?” she asked after wounds on the imported dogs, including bite marks, where they will be put down. nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees to return home touring the camps. — Agencies 12 Established 1961 Sports Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Kyrie Irving fined UEFA fines for PSG, Harry Kane in awe of for NBA fan spat Celtic and Basel Argentina icon Maradona NEW YORK: Kyrie Irving is off to a rocky start with the Boston Celtics after the PARIS: UEFA has fined Celtic and Paris St Germain for crowd trou- LONDON: Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane says he would love league slapped the point guard with a $25,000 fine on Sunday for verbally ble after last month’s Champions League game between the teams, to learn some tricks from Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona. abusing a Philadelphia 76ers fan. The exchange took place at halftime of the European soccer’s governing body said yesterday. UEFA’s Control, Kane-whose brace in the 4-1 dismantling of Liverpool on Sunday took his Celtics 102-92 win on Friday over the 76ers when a fan made a reference to Ethics and Disciplinary Body fined Celtic 10,000 euros ($11,700) tally to 45 goals in 40 games for Spurs and England this year-admitted he Irving’s former teammate LeBron James as the teams were heading to the locker for field invasion after a supporter ran on to the pitch and attempted hadn’t understood much of what 56-year-old Maradona said when he met rooms at the Wells Fargo Center arena. “Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving has to kick PSG striker Kylian Mbappe during their 5-0 home loss in the him prior to Sunday’s match. Maradona’s command of English been fined $25,000 for using inappropriate language when responding to a Group B opener. The supporter ran towards the French forward as fan,” league vice president Kiki VanDeWeghe said in a statement. isn’t thought to be terrific-indeed he remains a bogey man to the Scottish side prepared to kick off after the third goal, before some in England for his infamous ‘Hand of God goal’ in the The Celtics aquired Irving in an offseason move after he demand- being caught by stewards and escorted from the pitch. PSG were ed a trade from the NBA finals runner-up Cleveland Cavaliers. It 1986 World Cup quarter-final-and whilst there has been spec- fined 5,000 euros ($5,900) for acts of damage after visiting sup- is the second time in as many days the NBA has fined one of its ulation Kane could decamp to one of Spain’s big clubs next players for an incident with a fan. On Saturday VanDeWeghe porters broke seats at Celtic Park. Meanwhile, Swiss side Basel have season his knowledge of Spanish is debatable. “He’s a fantas- been fined 12,000 euros ($14,000) after supporters set off fire- announced that DeMarcus Cousins had been fined $25,000 after tic guy (Maradona). I got to meet him before the game-great works in their Group A game against Manchester United at Old the New Orleans Pelican player got into a heated exchange with a energy, great guy,” said Kane. “He is one of the best num- Trafford last month. — Reuters female fan during a game in Memphis. —AFP ber 10s ever so it was great for him to be here. —AFP S Korea PM says Olympics will be success despite tensions

No word on whether N Korean athletes will participate

SEOUL: South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon “(It) will be a good opportunity for the North said tensions with North Korea will not prevent the Korean leader to send a message that ‘what we want is 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang from being as not anxiety but we also want peace,’” Lee said. “He may successful as other global sporting events held in the think whatever he wants to think, but if I were him, I country. South Korea staged the 1988 Olympics and would think that way.” There is no word yet on whether co-hosted the 2002 soccer World Cup with Japan and North Korean athletes will participate in the Games in both events were marred by instances of aggression by the mountainous resort town of Pyeongchang, just North Korea. 80km from the heavily fortified border with North In November 1987, nine months before the Summer Korea, but Lee said the signs were “positive”. Games in Seoul, North Korean agents detonated a “There have been a few positive signs (regarding the bomb on Korean Air Flight 858, killing all 104 passen- North’s participation), but we’re not yet at the point gers and 11 crew. where we can disclose But speaking to South them,” he added. Korean businessmen in Tensions on the Korean Athens, Lee pointed out peninsula have risen in that the 1988 Games were recent months as Kim Jong the most participated-in What we Un and US President Olympics held up to that Donald Trump exchanged point. During the 2002 want is not threats and insults over the World Cup, North Korean North’s nuclear and missile patrol boats crossed the anxiety development programme. disputed maritime border France’s Sports Minister and exchanged fire with Laura Flessel said last South Korean vessels, month that if the crisis in the killing six sailors as South region deepened and ath- Korea prepared to play Turkey in a playoff for third letes’ security could not be guaranteed then they would place. Lee said the tournament was one of the most not travel to the Games. successful World Cups ever held. “The Pyeongchang Members of France’s Winter Olympics team, howev- Olympics will also be a success,” he added, in quotes er, have remained optimistic the country will not boy- carried by Yonhap News Agency yesterday. cott. South Korea has been taking extra measures to try ANCIENT OLYMPIA: Priestesses perform during the final dress rehearsal for the lighting of the Olympic flame Lee also described the Games as an opportunity for to ensure the safety of the 2018 Winter Games, includ- at Ancient Olympia, southwestern Greece yesterday. The flame will be transported by torch relay to the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to send a message ing setting up a crack cyber defence team and doubling Pyeongchang, South Korea, which will host the Feb. 9-25, 2018 Winter Olympics. — AP to the world that the nuclear-armed nation was in the number of troops, according to officials and docu- favour of peace. ments reviewed by Reuters. — Reuters

the final lap. Hamilton is on a late-season charge toward a season championship that would Hamilton wins further define his legacy in the sport. Formula One’s first and only black driver Thomas completes could join Vettel as a four-time season Grand Prix to champion. Only Germany’s Michael first all-US top Schumacher (7) and Argentina’s Juan extend F1 lead Manuel Fangio (5) have won more. Hamilton had dominated practice and three since 2010 qualifying only to see Vettel rocket out to AUSTIN: Lewis Hamilton further tight- the front at the start. The Ferrari bolted off ened his control on the Formula One sea- his line and Hamilton moved left to try to JEJU: Justin Thomas has completed the first all- son championship Sunday, winning the US squeeze Vettel into the inside of the first American world top three in seven years following his Grand Prix ahead of title rival Sebastian turn. The German held his ground, cut victory at the $9.25 million CJ Cup in South Korea. The Vettel, who finished second in a race he through the corner and tucked the nose of 24-year-old will displace Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama said he had to win. his car in front as the cars did the slingshot from number three in yesterday’s new standings, which The Mercedes driver continued his left turn back down the 130-foot elevation, will be headed by top-ranked Dustin Johnson and absolute dominance of the Circuit of the Vettel’s advantage was short-lived and Jordan Spieth. The last time it was an all-US top three Americas, winning at the track for the fifth quickly collapsed under the pure power was on May 9, 2010, when Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson time since 2012 and fourth year in a row. that Hamilton’s Mercedes had shown all and Steve Stricker ruled the roost. The following week The victory extended Hamilton’s champi- week. Hamilton reeled Vettel back in by lap England’s Lee Westwood broke into the top three and onship lead over Vettel to 66 points with six and passed him into the turn at the end years of US domination was ended-until now. three races left. While mathematically still of the circuit’s long straight. It was the Thomas is skipping this week’s WGC-HSBC possible, Vettel’s title hopes are nearly same move on the same turn Hamilton used AUSTIN: Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates Champions in Shanghai having played an exhausting wiped out as the series heads next week to to pass Vettel to win the race in 2012. on the podium during the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The schedule of nine events in the past 11 weeks. The last Mexico City, where Hamilton won last year. The duel was briefly engaged again on Americas in Austin, Texas. — AFP two weeks have been in Asia, where he missed out on a Vettel had pushed hard for the win and lap 20. Hamilton pitted for fresh tires and hat-trick of CIMB Classic titles in Malaysia but made up grabbed the lead out of a fast start, but emerged only a split second ahead of for it by winning the CJ Cup, the first ever US PGA Hamilton reeled in the Ferrari just a few Vettel, who had already stopped. Vettel ing with each lap. Vettel then found himself powered back to toward the front. event to be held in South Korea. Matsuyama is the laps later and Vettel’s race and title hopes missed his chance at the lead when he ran fighting just to hold on long enough to Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo saw his run defending champion when the WGC begins on faded over the second half of the race. wide on a turn - the same one where he extend the championship for another week. of three straight podium finishes and four Thursday, and a repeat of his runaway seven-shot win Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen finished third after spun into the gravel on Friday - while Anything lower than fifth place would in the previous five races end when his last year could see him leapfrog back into the top three. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was hit with a Hamilton was leaving his garage. The have handed the title to Hamilton and race ended on lap 16 with an engine failure. But Thomas will not be too concerned. “I’m looking 5-second penalty when race officials moment missed, Hamilton gave him no Vettel dropped as low as fourth late in the Carlos Sainz’ finished seventh in his first forward to doing nothing,” he said after his Korea win, determined he left the track and gained an chance for another one as as the Ferrari race. A hard-charging Verstappen forced race with Renault after switching from his third in his last seven outings which included the US unfair advantage in passing Raikkonen on driver saw his season title hopes evaporat- Vettel to make a second tire change, but he Toro Rosso. — AP PGA and the Dell Technologies Championship in the FedEx Cup playoffs.

‘CLASS OF 2011’ After Thomas won the Tournament of Champions in uncapped players include two forwards-hooker Asafo years ago. In addition to the official touring party, a Hawaii in January, three-time major winner Spieth pre- Aumua and prop Tim Perry-as well as outside backs further five players who will turn out for the Barbarians dicted that the floodgates would open for him, and how All Blacks keen Matt Duffie and Jack Goodhue. All 23 players who in the opening match at Twickenham on November 4 right he was. Thomas stayed in Hawaii and won again featured in Saturday’s 23-18 loss to the Wallabies in will then assemble with the All Blacks for the French the following week at the Sony Open. Sunday’s to build depth Brisbane have retained their places with Hansen keen leg. They include uncapped fly-half Richie Mo’unga, windswept playoff win over Marc Leishman on Jeju to rectify the errors rather than point the finger. who was called into the All Blacks squad as injury cov- island was his seventh US PGA title and came exactly 12 “We want to play attractive rugby that we can be er last week, as well as two-Test lock Dominic Bird. months after his second, a successful defence of the on northern tour proud of and, of course, winning is part of that. But just Hansen confirmed that six All Blacks who have carried CIMB Classic in Malaysia. as importantly, we will be re-establishing the process- heavy workloads this year-captain Kieran Read, Dane Thomas and Spieth are part of a group of outstand- WELLINGTON: New Zealand have included four es that allow us to do this,” Hansen said. “Adding the Coles, Wyatt Crockett, Sam Whitelock, Anton Lienert- ing former US college players dubbed the “Class of new faces in an extended 37-man squad named yester- four new players to our squad will again allow us to Brown and Sonny Bill Williams-will not be considered 2011” which also comprises PGA Tour rookie of the day for their November northern hemisphere tour as expose more young talent to the highest level, where, for the Barbarians match. year Xander Schauffele and Asian Tour order of merit they look to bounce back from the weekend loss to history tells us, players grow and get better. “So this Super Rugby champions Canterbury Crusaders leader Gavin Kyle Green of Malaysia. Australia. With the next World Cup only two years tour will complete a season of building depth and provide nearly a third of the squad with 12 players The records keep tumbling for the seemingly unstop- away, the reigning champions have now lost two of 11 experience, which in the long run, will only benefit the while there are eight from the Wellington Hurricanes, pable Thomas as he emerges as the sport’s latest super- Tests so far this year and coach Steve Hansen sees a team.” seven Waikato Chiefs, six from the Auckland Blues and star twenty-something. His opening round of 63 at Nine need to “expose more young talent” to top-level pres- four Otago Highlanders. Players not considered due to Bridges in Jeju is a course record and equalled his first- sure. The All Blacks will play Tests against France, CRUSADER HEAVY either injury or family reasons include Owen Franks, round score at Erin Hills this year, which was the lowest score relative to par in US Open history.—AFP Scotland and Wales on the tour with additional fixtures Of the 37 players in the squad, 19 have been select- Joe Moody, Brodie Retallick, Jordie Barrett, Israel against the Barbarians and a France XV. The four ed since the All Blacks won the last World Cup two Dagg, Nehe Milner-Skudder and Ben Smith.—AFP Established 1961 13 Sports Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Pakistan whitewashes Sri Lanka 5-0 in ODI series Shinwari destroys Lankans with five-wicket burst

SHARJAH: Fast bowler Usman Shinwari dominated Sri Lanka’s top order with 5-34 as Pakistan whitewashed the tourists 5-0 for another convincing nine-wicket victory in the fifth and final one-day international yes- terday. Shinwari claimed all his wickets in a 21-ball spell to dismiss Sri Lanka for 103 in only 26.2 overs. Fakhar Zaman (48) and Imam-ul-Haq (45 no) then eased to 105-1 in 20.2 overs to cap Pakistan’s string run in the ODIs in 2017 that began in June when it won the Champions Trophy. Sri Lanka’s poor run in limited-overs continued this year under captain Upul Tharanga. South Africa and India had earlier routed Sri Lanka 5-0 and the coun- try has now lost 12 ODIs in a row. Shinwari, playing in only his second ODI, claimed four of his wickets in his first two overs before adding one more to make Sri Lanka 20-5. “It wasn’t easy, but the environment of the team is as such that it gives you a lot of confi- dence,” said Shinwari, who made his ODI debut on Friday in the fourth game of the series. “It was my sec- ond game and I thought hard about it.” The last wicket pair of Dushmantha Chameera (11) and Vishwa Fernando (7) took Sri Lanka beyond the 100-run mark before No.1-ranked fast bowler Hasan Ali finished off with 2-19 by clean bowling Chameera. “The way Shinwari bowled, I guess it’s not seen quite a lot in cricket that you dismiss half the side within your first three overs,” Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said. “The good thing is that (our) bench strength is getting stronger and stronger and more good players are coming.” Shinwari was on a hat trick in the first over when he had Sadeera Samarawickrama clean bowled for his second straight nought of the series and then lured SHARJAH: Imam UI Haq of Pakistan plays a shot during the fifth one day international (ODI) cricket match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Dinesh Chandimal to drive but only got a big outside Sharjah. — AFP edge. Tharanga, who won the toss and opted to bat first, drove the hat-trick ball to cover boundary before run-chase with an opening stand of 84 runs off 100 Shinwari had the skipper bowled off a delivery that balls before Jeffery Vandersay got the consolation SCOREBOARD nipped back sharply into the left-hander. Niroshan wicket by having Zaman caught behind. Zaman hit Dickwella was the third man to get dismissed for seven fours. SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates: Scoreboard of the fifth and final day-night international between Pakistan and Sri Lanka played at Sharjah nought when Shinwari had Imam raised the victory yesterday: him lbw off another sharp by cutting Vandersay to the Sri Lanka Bowling: Shinwari 7-0-34-5 (5w), Ashraf 4-0-12-0 (1w), Wasim 4- incoming delivery. Milinda boundary as Pakistan made U. Tharanga b Shinwari 8 1-12-0 (2w), Hasan 5.2-0-19-2, Shadab 5-1-24-2, Hafeez 1-0-1-0. Siriwardana capped Sri a remarkable turnaround of S. Samarawickrama b Shinwari 0 Lanka’s top order batting Half the side form with a 5-0 victory D. Chandimal c Ahmed b Shinwari 0 Pakistan woes in the series when he after losing the test series 2- L. Thirimanne c Ahmed b Hasan 19 Imam-ul-Haq not out 45 played another lose drive to dismiss in first 0. “We are not playing to N. Dickwella lbw b Shinwari 0 Fakhar Zaman c Dickwella b Vandersay 48 get caught at covers. Ali our strengths, to our capa- M. Siriwardana c Zaman b Shinwai 6 Faheem Ashraf not out 5 S. Prasanna run out 16 then reduced Sri Lanka to bility,” Tharanga said. “We Extras: (lb2, w5) 7 three overs T. Perera c Ashraf b Shadab 25 49-6 when Lahiru are making same mistakes Total: (for one wkt; 20.2 overs) 105 Thirimanne (19) was caught J. Vandersay lbw b Shadab 2 again and again, (but) we D. Chameera b Hasan 11 Did not bat: Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz behind and Seekkuge can do much better than V. Fernando not out 7 Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Prasanna was run out. this, hopefully we will learn Extras: (lb 1, w 8) 9 Usman Shinwari Thisara Perera (25) was one of the four batsmen to from our mistakes and comeback strongly.” Total: (all out, 26.2 overs) 103 Fall of wickets: 1-84 (Zaman). cross the double-figure mark, hitting a six and three The teams will now play a three-match Twenty20 Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Samarawickrama), 2-1 (Chandimal), 3-8 Bowling: Chameera 4-1-13-0, Fernando 4-1-21-0, Vandersay 6.2-0- fours, before falling to legspinner Shadab Khan, who series, starting from Thursday with the final T20 (Tharanga), 4-8 (Dickwella), 5-20 (Siriwardana), 6-49 (Thirimanne), 30-1 (5w), Perera 2-0-18-0, Prasanna 4-0-21-0. finished with 2-24. Imam and Zaman then hurried the scheduled to be played at Lahore on Sunday.— AP 7-63 (Prasanna), 8-85 (Perera), 9-85 (Vandersay) Result: Pakistan win by nine wickets, take series 5-0.

The squad for the third and final Test will be named later, with Indian media reporting that Kohli could be rested for the game and the subsequent limited-overs India recall series before India embark on a gruelling tour of South Africa. India and South Africa are scheduled to play Chase stars as West Vijay for three Tests, six ODIs and three T20s from early January to late February. The first India-Sri Lanka Test takes Indies dominate place in Kolkata from November 16-20. The sides trav- S Lanka Tests el to Nagpur for the second match, which starts on November 24. The final Test will be played in Delhi Zimbabwe MUMBAI: Selectors recalled experienced opener between December 2-6. Murali Vijay to India’s Test squad yesterday for the first Squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Lokesh Rahul, Murali BULAWAYO: Roston Chase and Kraigg Brathwaite two matches of a three-Test series against Sri Lanka Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya led the way with the bat as the West Indies strength- which starts next month. The right-hander has recov- Rahane (vice-captain), Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman ened their grip on the first Test against Zimbabwe at ered from a wrist injury that forced him to miss India’s Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Queens Sports Club yesterday. After Brathwaite made recent tour of its island neighbour, when Virat Kohli’s Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Umesh 86 at the top of the innings, Chase scored an unbeaten Murali Vijay 91 to take the West Indies to 369 for eight at stumps side crushed the Sri Lankans 3-0. Yadav, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma. on the third day. The tourists now hold an overall lead Left-handed Abhinav Mukund makes way for the Meanwhile, India named uncapped rising stars of 429, meaning Zimbabwe will face a world-record 33-year-old Vijay in what is the only change to India’s Mohammed Siraj and Shreyas Iyer in their Twenty20 match on Sunday, successfully chasing down 281 thanks chase in the fourth innings. Test squad from the one fielded against Sri Lanka. Ace squad for the three-match series against New Zealand to an unbeaten Tom Latham century and 95 from Ross The two batsmen took very different approaches to spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are starting next month. The 23-year-old Siraj, a pace Taylor. A Virat Kohli ton had fired India to 280-8 but their innings, with Brathwaite’s patience paying off in joined by India’s new spin king, 22-year-old Kuldeep bowler for Indian Premier League (IPL) side Sunrisers New Zealand won the match by six wickets and with six the morning session as the West Indies added just 67 Yadav, who has impressed since taking four wickets in Hyderabad, was called up after a string of impressive balls to spare, finishing on 284-4. The first T20 takes runs for the loss of Kyle Hope for 43. With the heat his Test debut against Australia in Dharamsala in March. performances for India A. place in Delhi on November 1. The teams will then line and general frustration taking its toll on the Ashwin and Jadeja have been rested from India’s limit- Iyer is a 22-year-old right-handed batsman who up in Rajkot on November 4 followed by the final match Zimbabwean bowlers, Chase was able to cash in later ed-overs side after selectors decided to give younger plays first class cricket for Mumbai. He has turned out in Thiruvananthapuram on November 7. Veteran bowler in the day. “I thought Kraigg played a really good bowlers a chance in the run-up to the 2019 World Cup. for the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL. The T20 series fol- Ashish Nehra, who is due to retire after the first match, innings,” said Chase. “He wore down the bowlers for Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma and lows a three-match ODI contest between the sides. will drop out of the squad for the remaining fixtures, the other batsmen so that when we got out there they Bhuvaneshwar Kumar will lead the hosts’ speed attack. New Zealand stunned the hosts in the first 50-overs selectors said in a statement. — Agencies weren’t as fresh, which didn’t allow them to be as con- sistent as they wanted to be.” Zimbabwe did enjoy a brief period of success in the hour before tea, when classed in her debut WTA Finals match. the West Indies fell from 174 for two to 244 for six. In a match-up of contrasting styles Brathwaite’s innings was ended when he was trapped Halep crushes and sizes-with the 1.77m (5ft 10ins) lbw by off-spinner Sikandar Raza, before Kyle Jarvis Frenchwoman holding a 9cm height used the second new ball to dismiss Shai Hope for 44. advantage-Garcia attempted to dictate Left-arm spinner Sean Williams also enjoyed suc- cess with the harder ball, as he had Jermaine Garcia at through her powerful groundstrokes. Blackwood stumped and Shane Dowrich caught at slip. Garcia also mixed up her game with an However, captain Jason Holder counter-attacked with WTA Finals array of deft drop shots and volleying to a run-a-ball 24, and Chase continued to score briskly. have Halep on the back foot early on. “My plan was to be aggressive towards the SINGAPORE: World number one But Halep’s famed defensive prowess and bowlers, to get the field changed around a bit and get Simona Halep delivered an ominous precision hitting soon told and she broke some of the catchers from nearby away from the bat, warning to her rivals at the WTA Finals to love in the fifth game. Even though to make it easier for me to play my natural game,” said with a crushing, straight-sets victory she was subsequently broken back, Chase. When Holder was dismissed by Graeme over the in-form Caroline Garcia yester- Halep gained in confidence and eventu- Cremer shortly after tea, Zimbabwe’s hot day in the day. In her opening round robin match ally claimed the decisive break in the field looked to be nearing an end, before Devendra at the eight-player season finale, Halep ninth game when a rattled Garcia dou- Bishoo hit a feisty 44 in an 82-run stand for the eighth halted Garcia’s 11-match winning streak ble-faulted. Halep clinched the opening wicket with Chase. The partnership was terminated on with a 6-4, 6-2 masterclass in 88 minutes set through a superb backhand winner the stroke of stumps when Cremer had Bishoo caught at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. down the line. She continued to press on the boundary to record his seventh wicket of the It was sweet revenge for the recently home the advantage with an early break match, but Zimbabwe still face a long battle to save the game. “Everyone knows it’s going to be tough, but crowned world number one from in the second set and thwarted Garcia’s bid for a bold comeback. you can’t go out there and be negative and hand the Romania, who lost to France’s Garcia in game over,” said fast bowler Jarvis, who is playing his Down three break points in the fourth this month’s China Open final in Beijing. first Test since April 2013. Garcia, the world number eight, had game, Halep brilliantly reeled off five “If they bat for another session, we have to bat out secured the last spot for Singapore after straight points to restore her initiative SINGAPORE: Simona Halep of Romania hits a return against Caroline Garcia of five sessions. I think the best case is that we could get winning back-to-back titles in Wuhan and she breezed through the second set a draw out of this game.” — AFP and Beijing, but she was thoroughly out- in 38 minutes. — AFP France during the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Singapore yesterday. — AFP 14 Established 1961 Sports Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Big second period lifts Canucks to 4-1 victory over Red Wings

Mantha scores the only goal for Detroit

DETROIT: Derek Dorsett has helped turn Vancouver’s NHL result/standings first trip of the season into a successful one. Dorsett scored his fourth goal of the trip, and the Canucks used Vancouver 4; Detroit 1. a dominant second period to pull away for a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night. Western Conference “He’s been amazing for us,” teammate Sven Baertschi Central Division said. “He’s literally doing everything, and it’s fun seeing WLOTLGFGAPTS him scoring goals. Right now it’s just that feeling, when- St. Louis 6 2 1 29 24 13 ever he has the puck and he’s going down and shooting, Chicago 5 2 2 32 22 12 it’s just that feeling that that puck might go in.” Dallas 5 3 0 23 21 10 Baertschi scored twice for the Canucks, and Jake Nashville 4 3 1 21 21 9 Virtanen added a goal as well. Vancouver scored three Winnipeg 4 3 0 22 26 8 times in the second, outshooting the Red Wings 18-6 in Colorado 4 4 0 23 21 8 the period. Minnesota 2 2 2 22 22 6 Pacific Division Los Angeles 6 0 1 27 14 13 Las Vegas 6 1 0 23 17 12 Vancouver 4 3 1 23 23 9 Calgary 4 4 0 20 23 8 He’s been Anaheim 3 3 1 18 19 7 San Jose 3 4 0 19 21 6 amazing Edmonton 2 5 0 14 22 4 Arizona 0 7 1 18 34 1 for us Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Tampa Bay 7 1 1 36 24 15 Toronto 6 2 0 37 28 12 DETROIT: Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat (53) tries to maintain control of the puck against Detroit Ottawa 4 1 3 30 21 11 Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson (52), of Sweden, during the third period of an NHL hockey The Canucks started the season with four home game, in Detroit. — AP Detroit 4 4 1 27 29 9 games and went 1-2-1. They’re 3-1 so far on this five- Boston 3 3 1 24 26 7 game trip. Anthony Mantha scored the only goal for the Florida 3 4 0 24 25 6 Red Wings, tying it at 1 late in the first. Detroit has lost back with his fifth goal in the past five games. Horvat Virtanen, whose initial shot was stopped before he put Buffalo 2 5 2 25 36 6 four in a row, and coach Jeff Blashill didn’t mince words found him in front of the net with a pass, and Dorsett’s away the rebound . “Howard made a really nice save, Montreal 1 6 1 13 33 3 on a night his team was outshot 37-21. shot bounced in the air off Howard before coming down but it came right back to me,” Virtanen said. “It was a Metropolitan Division “It was a brutal effort. I thought it was an embar- behind him and going in the goal. lucky bounce for me and a bad one for him. It felt good, New Jersey 6 2 0 31 24 12 rassing effort, not even close to the level of competi- Dorsett was coming off a two-goal game Friday because I had plenty of shots tonight. I should have Pittsburgh 5 3 1 30 39 11 tiveness you have to have,” Blashill said. “We should be night in Buffalo. “This is obviously a great feeling,” buried a couple more.” Philadelphia 5 3 0 28 18 10 embarrassed of ourselves, from me at the top all the Dorsett said. “The boys are enjoying reminding me Sedin’s assist on that goal brought his career points Columbus 5 3 0 25 21 10 way on down. We got outcompeted, outworked, outde- about what is happening, and that’s been fun.” total to 990. Detroit had only one power play, which NY Islanders 4 3 1 24 24 9 tailed.” Vancouver opened the scoring when Bo Baertschi’s second goal came on a wrist shot from came in the latter half of the third period. “We didn’t Washington 4 4 1 28 31 9 Horvat’s shot was deflected and trickled right to the top of the slot, then the Canucks added another in have the puck early, so when you don’t have the puck Carolina 3 2 1 17 16 7 the final minute of the period. Detroit’s Mike Green was it’s hard to attract penalties,” Blashill said. “We were NY Rangers 2 5 2 24 32 6 Baertschi in front of the net. He stickhandled around goalie Jimmy Howard and backhanded the puck in. unable to control the puck entering the Vancouver zone late on every forecheck, we turned pucks over, we Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the stand- and ended up knocking it backward to Daniel Sedin, didn’t win any battles in our ‘D’ zone. Whenever we did ings and are not included in the loss column (L) Mantha’s equalizer came on a wrist shot from the top of the left circle. Dorsett gave Vancouver the lead who went the other way on a 2-on-1. Sedin passed to have the puck it seemed like we threw it away.” —AP

Wiggins banks in Khedira hat-trick three-pointer lifts Juventus, at buzzer

Milan see red OKLAHOMA CITY: Andrew Wiggins banked in a 3- pointer from a few steps inside halfcourt as time expired to give the Minnesota Timberwolves a 115-113 MILAN: Sami Khedira hit his first hat-trick as ten-man victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday Juventus kept pace with leaders Napoli and Inter Milan in a 6-2 goalfest at Udinese Sunday as AC Milan’s cam- night. Oklahoma City’s Carmelo Anthony hit a 3-pointer paign unravelled further with a goalless draw at Genoa. with 5.1 seconds left to give the Thunder the lead Massimiliano Allegri’s champions desperately need- before the Timberwolves inbounded to Wiggins, who ed to win at Udine after claiming just one point in their rushed up the court and got free with help from a previous two league games. And the reigning six-time crushing pick by Karl-Anthony Towns before pulling up champions fought back after Stipe Perica opened after for the winner. Wiggins scored 27 points and Towns eight minutes for the hosts and Mario Mandzukic was had 27 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota. sent off on 25 minutes for a second yellow card. Russell Westbrook scored 15 of his 31 points in the But a Samir own goal after 14 minutes and a Khedira fourth quarter for the Thunder, who were coming off a strike got the Turin giants back in front within six min- loss at Utah on Saturday night. Anthony scored 23 utes. “There was a good response from the boys. It points, and Paul George had 14 points on 6-for-20 wasn’t easy,” said Allegri. “In fact I want to thank him shooting. Steven Adams had 17 points and 13 rebounds (Mandzukic), because we had to get back to winning for the Thunder. OKLAHOMA CITY: Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) defends as Minnesota games by defending and suffering for the result, so we Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng (5) shoots in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in can only thank him,” Allegri told Mediaset Premium. PELICANS 119, LAKERS 112 Oklahoma City.— AP “Over the last two games we had decent perform- Anthony Davis scored 27 points, DeMarcus Cousins ances, but we needed something like this. Down to 10 had 20 and New Orleans withstood a furious rally to men, the team was much more focused “This was a beat Los Angeles for its first victory of the season. The but Ball shot just 3 for 13 for eight points. He did have LeVert and D’Angelo Russell each had 16 points. The Nets turning point in the championship. A negative result Pelicans led by 22 points in the second quarter and 13 assists and eight rebounds. improved to 2-1 with their second straight victory. Marco would have been hard to swallow.” were still up by double figures heading into the final Belinelli had 19 points for Atlanta. The Hawks have lost two Udinese equalised with Danilo’s header, but it was period, but the Lakers made a charge to take the lead in a row to drop to 1-2. Atlanta point guard Dennis Juventus all the way in the second half with a Daniele NETS 116, HAWKS 104 Rugani header on 52 minutes followed by two more despite a poor shooting night from rookie Lonzo Ball. Allen Crabbe scored 20 points to help Brooklyn beat Schroeder went down with an apparent ankle injury with from Khedira with Miralem Pjanic adding a sixth in the Reserve Jordan Clarkson had 24 points for the Lakers, Atlanta. DeMarre Carroll added 17 points and Caris 3:37 left and had to be helped off the court. — AP final minute. “It’s the first hat-trick of my career, so that’s great, but I’m above all happy with the win,” said the Germany international. “It’s always difficult for vidual errors, some comically bad. “The first (goal) would Juventus when we’re not winning, especially after not happen if I was on the pitch but I am in the middle of Mario’s red card. It was not easy for us, but we are still Klopp’s Liverpool the technical area in my trainers,” said Klopp. “It is unbe- one of the best teams in Europe and we proved that lievably easy to defend, to close the space, we only have to today.” Juventus remain joint third with Lazio who beat clear the ball, shoe it, we don’t do it.” Cagliari 3-0 but are just a point behind second-placed face mountain Inter Milan and three adrift of leaders Napoli, who LOVREN INVESTMENT have 25 points from nine games. of criticism Six months ago Liverpool gave centre half Dejan On Saturday, Inter Milan ended Napoli’s winning Lovren a new four-year deal, reported to be worth streak with a goalless draw despite a hard-fought top 100,000 pounds ($132,000) a week. If you include the 20 LONDON: Juergen Klopp’s spluttering Liverpool team of the table clash in Naples. million pounds they spent on buying him from faced a barrage of criticism in the British media after Southampton, and his wages to date, that represents a 50 Sunday’s 4-1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur which one CAREER-CHANGING million-pound investment in a player who on Sunday was observer predicted would be the worst defensive display But former Juventus player Leonardo Bonucci’s so poor that he was substituted after 30 minutes. of the season by any top-tier side. nightmare start at his new club Milan continued as he “It was Dejan Lovren who took the walk of shame, but The normally assured German has seldom had to deal was sent off for elbowing-a first red card decided by Juergen Klopp could have taken his whole defence off with such negativity in his two years at Anfield but with the video assistant referee in Serie A-that could cost after 31 minutes and returned them to the manufacturer as the club languishing in ninth place, 12 points adrift of lead- coach Vincenzo Montella his job. Montella had already faulty goods,” wrote Paul Hayward in the Telegraph. ers Manchester City, the pressure is cranking up. been under huge pressure after three straight Serie A Four of the back five on show predated Klopp’s arrival, Such is the rollercoaster of modern football that reflec- losses and Thursday’s 0-0 Europa League draw with with Joel Matip, who arrived on a free from Schalke, his tions on Liverpool’s 7-0 trouncing of Maribor in the AEK Athens in Milan. And amid reports his days are only signing. Andy Robertson, the one defender Klopp did Champions League last week have been crowded out by numbered the team played for over an hour with ten pay money for, has seldom played since his 10 million- talk of their defensive frailties. The statistics are damning. men after video confirmed a nasty elbow from the pound move from Hull City. It all adds up to a confusing Liverpool have conceded more goals, 16 in nine games, Milan captain on Genoa’s Aleandro Rosi. picture with supporters unsure whether to blame the inad- than in any campaign since 1964-65 and shipped more “VAR helps but we have to decide if we are in a equacies of individual players, Klopp’s inability to coach away from home than bottom side Crystal Palace. Writing televisual world or one on the pitch,” complained defending, or Michael Edwards, Liverpool’s sporting in the normally supportive Liverpool Echo, James Pearce Montella after his team dropped to 11th far below the director, who is in charge of player recruitment. said Sunday’s display was the worst by a Liverpool side ambitions of the club’s new Chinese owners. Edwards is widely blamed for the botched attempt to since the 6-1 hiding at Stoke in May 2015 when the regime “This is an episode that can change my career.” sign Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk in the last transfer win- of Klopp’s predecessor Brendan Rodgers started to unrav- Bonucci’s sending off not only damaged Milan’s dow, and Liverpool’s inability to identify alternative tar- el. Liverpool’s defensive problems have been well docu- chances on the night but the captain will almost cer- gets. Yet up against them on Sunday was Davinson mented, with doubts regularly aired about keeper Simon tainly receive a two-match ban, ruling him out against Sanchez, who Tottenham bought from Ajax for 40 million Mignolet and whichever combination of defenders Klopp champions Juventus next weekend.—AFP pounds and the Colombian looks precisely the sort of settles on. Each of Sunday’s four goals stemmed from indi- defender Liverpool need.—Reuters Juergen Klopp Established 1961 15 Sports Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Neymar off as Cavani rescues PSG with late goal in 2-2 draw

Marseille fifth in the standings, eight points behind PSG

PARIS: After Neymar was sent off, Edinson Cavani ficult match. We were a bit too casual in stepped up for league leader Paris Saint-Germain with how we started the game,” PSG forward Kylian an injury-time free kick to salvage a 2-2 draw Sunday Mbappe said. “Maybe we didn’t treat it as importantly at rival Marseille. Cavani won the foul after being as we should have done.” Marseille certainly did. knocked over by forward Bouna Sarr, and curled the Backed by 60,000 fans, the home side scored in the ball in off the underside of the crossbar with goalkeep- 16th minute. Holding midfielder Luiz Gustavo was given er Steve Mandanda slightly slow to cover. too much room, and the former Bayern Munich mid- “It’s an important fielder hit a swerving goal,” Cavani said of his 30-meter shot into the ninth goal of the season. bottom left corner. After “It was difficult to play Cavani then missed, here in a tough atmos- Neymar took a pass phere.” Cavani took the Fans clashed from midfielder Adrien free kick because Rabiot just inside the Neymar, the world’s most with riot police penalty area and drilled expensive player when a low shot in off the right he joined from Barcelona before the game post in the 33rd. There for 222 million euros were no PSG fans pres- ($260 million), picked up ent because of security a second yellow card in concerns. Marseille fans the 87th minute. clashed with riot police “After the sending off before the game. it was hard, but the character of the team got us through,” PSG coach Unai Emery said. “I don’t think it SURPRISE was fair on Neymar. He gets provoked in every game. “ Nice is the surprise team of the French league once Neymar will be suspended for Friday’s home match again, this time for the wrong reasons. Having finished against Nice. third last season, losing only four games, Nice slumped The Brazil striker reacted angrily to a challenge from to its sixth defeat of the campaign with a 2-1 home loss behind from Lucas Ocampos, and sent the Argentine to Strasbourg. winger tumbling to the ground at Stade Velodrome in Cape Verde striker Nuno Da Costa scored in each retribution. That happened soon after winger Florian half for Strasbourg. Midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou MARSEILLE: Marseille’s Argentinian forward Lucas Ocampos (down)falls after an altercation with Paris Saint-Germain’s Thauvin acrobatically volleyed home in the 78th from pulled a goal back in the 54th - converting Nice’s Brazilian forward Neymar (up) during the French L1 football match between Marseille (OM) and Paris Saint-Germain substitute Clinton Njie’s pass to give Marseille a 2-1 penalty kick in the absence of striker Mario Balotelli - (PSG).— AFP lead. Despite conceding late on, it was a confidence after defender Ernest Seka was sent off for fouling boost for Marseille after being routed 5-1 at home by winger Allan Saint-Maximin. But Strasbourg held on for forward earned the penalty in the 70th, running onto a ing and Depay made it 2-0 with a neat finish four min- PSG last season. “We thought we’d done enough to a win that moved the promoted side out of the relega- pass from striker Mariano Diaz, drawing a defender and utes into the second half. Depay netted his second mid- win,” Mandanda said. “But we should be happy and tion zone. The defeat pushed Nice down to 14th place. ending with a shot that defender Christophe Herelle way through the second half, curling the ball into the proud of our performance.” saved with his arm. Herelle was red carded and Depay - right corner following a run from Diaz. Marseille is fifth in the standings, eight points behind DEPAY’S DAY the designated penalty taker - then argued with Diaz, “People expect a lot from me,” said Depay, who has PSG and four behind second-place Monaco. PSG was Memphis Depay sealed his hat trick with a Panenka- who wanted to take it. five league goals this season. “I have to find my way in heavy favorite, but Marseille twice took the lead. style penalty, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way as Winger Bertrand Traore turned in a cross from the team.” Diaz completed the scoring near the end, “Edinson got us out of a difficult situation. It was a dif- Lyon cruised to a 5-0 win at Troyes. The Netherlands Brazilian left back Marcal in the 21st to open the scor- helping Lyon move up to fourth spot. —AFP

charge of Southampton, splashed the money on the likes of Icelandic interna- tional Gylfi Sigurdsson in the summer. Koeman comes Sigurdsson is yet to display the sort of form that got Koeman to convince the Regal Ronaldo unstuck at board to pay out a club record £45mil- lion to prise him away from Swansea. Others such as Dutchman Davy tipped for Best Everton Klaassen-who cost £23.6million from Ajax-have also disappointed with LONDON: Ronald Koeman became the Koeman taking him off at half-time of FIFA award third Premier League managerial casu- their Europa League defeat by Lyon last alty of the season yesterday when he Thursday. However, despite also per- LONDON: Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning exploits was sacked by Everton. The 54-year- suading former golden boy Wayne with Real Madrid make him the strong favourite to old Dutchman-who guided Everton to Rooney to return from Manchester win the 2017 Best FIFA Men’s Player Award at yes- seventh in his first season in charge last United he crucially failed to replace terday’s ceremony in London. The Portuguese term-paid the price for a desperate record goalscorer Romelu Lukaku with superstar, who won last year’s inaugural award, start to the campaign despite having Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud declining the fired Madrid to glory in La Liga and scored 12 spent £140million ($185mn) in the close chance to join them. goals as they won the Champions League for the season. The early favourite to replace third time in four seasons. Sunday’s 5-2 humbling at home to Koeman is former Everton manager He is nominated alongside his eternal rival Lionel Arsenal which saw them drop into the David Moyes who has tasted little suc- Messi and Messi’s former Barcelona team-mate bottom three sealed his fate and despite cess since he departed the Merseyside Neymar, now of Paris Saint-Germain. “In the end, taking training on Monday he received a club in 2013. Others in the frame include Ronaldo is ahead of the others,” Roma icon visit from club chairman Bill Kenwright. David Unsworth who has impressed as Francesco Totti told the FIFA website ahead of the “Everton Football Club can confirm that Everton’s Under-23 coach-though he ceremony at the London Palladium. “He had an amazing season and also accomplished all of his Ronald Koeman has left the Club,” read may be more of a short term option goals with the most prestigious of teams.” while they look for a permanent replace- the Everton statement. Should Ronaldo prevail, it will pave the way for “Chairman Bill Kenwright, the Board ment-Burnley’s Sean Dyche as well as him to match Messi’s record of five Ballons d’Or of Directors and Major Shareholder former Real Madrid and Chelsea handler when France Football magazine announce the win- Farhad Moshiri would all like to express Carlo Ancelotti. ner of that award early next year. Ronaldo, 32, won their gratitude to Ronald for the service Koeman joins compatriot Frank de the inaugural Best FIFA Men’s Player Award last he has given to the Club over the past 16 Boer-sacked by Crystal Palace after just year after a six-year merger between the FIFA months and for guiding the Club to sev- four Premier League games-and Craig honour and the Ballon d’Or. Ronaldo previously enth place in last season’s Premier Shakespeare dismissed by Leicester last LIVERPOOL: File photo shows, Everton’s manager Ronald Koeman talks to refer- won the FIFA World Player of the Year award, the League.” Koeman, who arrived at week as top level managers to have ee Bas Nijhuis after a Group E Europa League soccer match between Everton precursor to the Best FIFA award, in 2008. Goodison Park after a successful spell in departed this season. —AFP F.C. and Olympique Lyon at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, England. — AP Messi, 30, scored 54 goals last season as Barcelona won the Copa del Rey. The Argentina great has made a superb start to the current cam- Dortmund, both strongly linked with the paign, scoring 15 goals for Barcelona and earning post. Guangzhou have appointed a series his country a place at next year’s World Cup with a of big-name foreign coaches in recent magical hat-trick against Ecuador. —AFP Scolari set for years with the former Brazil, Portugal and Chelsea boss Scolari taking over Guangzhou from Italian legend Fabio Cannavaro in June 2015. Cannavaro had replaced exit after another Italian World Cup winner in Matches on TV Marcello Lippi, who is now in charge of (Local Timings) China’s improving national side. Scolari GUANGZHOU: Guangzhou Evergrande was banned from the bench on Sunday players and staff tossed an emotional after he was hit with a suspension for his ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP Luiz Felipe Scolari in the air and hailed conduct in a previous match. Bristol City v Crystal Palace 21:45 beIN SPORTS HD 2 the Brazilian coach after they sealed But, wearing a red Evergrande T-shirt, Arsenal v Norwich City 21:45 he took to the Tianhe Stadium pitch their seventh straight Chinese Super beIN SPORTS HD 12 EN League title in what is expected to be his afterwards and was mobbed by his play- Leicester City v Leeds United 21:45 final season in charge. ers and team officials, who hoisted him beIN SPORTS Scolari’s rampant men thrashed skywards. “All fans supporting Bournemouth v Middlesbrough 21:45 Guizhou Zhicheng 5-1 at home on Evergrande should thank him for win- beIN SPORTS Sunday to win the Chinese Super ning seven titles in two-and-a-half Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 22:00 League (CSL) with two games to spare years,” the Oriental Sports Daily quoted beIN SPORTS HD 1 and underline Guangzhou’s status as the assistant coach Paulo Turra as saying. GUANGZHOU: Head coach of China’s Guangzhou Evergrande Luiz Felipe Scolari best team in the country once again. Guangzhou’s nearest challengers, celebrates after winning the Chinese Super League (CSL) football tournament in SPAIN COPA DEL REY The 68-year-old’s contract expires at Shanghai SIPG, are a distant nine points Guangzhou. — AFP Cartagena v Sevilla 20:30 the end of the season and his anticipated behind despite splashing out on the likes beIN SPORTS HD 8 departure signals the end of a successful of Oscar for 60 million euros from Numancia v Malaga 20:30 two-year stint that saw Evergrande win Chelsea-a record Asian signing. Scolari world. “Firstly, we must pay tribute to figure of late as his side tumbled out of beIN SPORTS seven major trophies despite eschewing also lost key midfielder Paulinho, who the boss and the club,” Turra said. “We CSL contention and out of the Asian Real Zaragoza v Valencia 21:30 the lavish spending of rival teams. moved to Barcelona in August, and Turra followed the mode of European profes- Champions League in the semi-finals. beIN SPORTS HD 8 There has been no official announce- said: “Now is different from the past. The sional clubs. There is unprecedented Chinese interest Getafe v Deportivo Alaves 21:30 ment on Scolari’s future, but Chinese meaning of champion is quite different “Secondly, we have an excellent in football, with the government striving beIN SPORTS media say the well-travelled coach is from what it was in the past.” team.” A managerial vacancy could also to raise the level of the underperforming Real Murcia v Barcelona 22:30 expected to depart, with the decorated Scolari’s fellow Brazilian Turra said arise at SIPG, where Andre Villas-Boas national team and domestic sides splash- beIN SPORTS HD 3 Cadiz v Real Betis 22:30 Italian Carlo Ancelotti and Thomas the veteran coach had put Evergrande is similarly serving a ban after clashing ing out cash to bring in foreign coaches beIN SPORTS Tuchel, most recently with Borussia on a par with leading clubs around the with a referee and has cut a disillusioned and players. —AFP Established 1961 Sport

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2017

S Korea PM says Olympics will Halep crushes in-form Neymar off as Cavani 12be success despite tensions 13 Garcia at WTA Finals 15 rescues PSG with late goal

Ben leads Steelers past Bengals Patriots dominate Falcons in Super Bowl rematch

PITTSBURGH: Ben Roethlisberger threw for 224 comeback ever in February, when they rallied from 28- setting a career high in scrimmage yards in a game. yards and two touchdowns, Le’Veon Bell added 192 3 down in the third quarter to beat the Falcons 34-28. That performance spoiled the starting debut of total yards, and Pittsburgh’s defense dominated the No such heroics were required as they cruised to a rookie quarterback C.J. Beathard , who was sacked Cincinnati Bengals in the second half of a 29-14 vic- 23-0 lead before the Falcons finally found the end five times, lost two fumbles and failed to lead the tory on Sunday. The Steelers (5-2) relied on their zone in the final five minutes of the game. After a 49ers into the end zone until he scored on a run stars to take the lead, then on their reinvigorated scoreless first quarter, Brady connected with Brandin with the game out of hand in the fourth quarter. defense to blunt Cincinnati and give themselves a Cooks on an 11-yard scoring pass. Stephen significant cushion over the rest of the underwhelm- Gostkowski followed with the first of his three field CHARGERS 21, BRONCOS 0 ing AFC North. The Bengals (2-4) came in looking goals before Brady capped the first half with a two- Travis Benjamin returned a first-quarter punt 65 to add some street cred to their resurgence after yard touchdown pass to James White that put New yards for a touchdown and caught a 42-yard TD their 0-3 start, but instead spent the second half England up 17-0 at the break. pass in the fourth, and the Chargers played a domi- reverting to the kind of ineffective offense that got nant defensive game in the first home victory of offense coordinator Ken Zampese fired two weeks COWBOYS 40, 49ERS 10 their relocation season. Joey Bosa had two of the into the season. The Steelers picked off Andy Dalton Ezekiel Elliott gained 219 yards from scrimmage Chargers’ five sacks while they sent the Broncos (3- twice and sacked him three times over the final two and tied a career high with three touchdowns just 3) to the franchise’s first shutout defeat since a 24-0 quarters to pull away. Chris Boswell added five field days after a legal reprieve put his suspension on loss to the Los Angeles Raiders on Nov 22, 1992. goals for Pittsburgh, which posted its highest points hold. Elliott was granted his second temporary Philip Rivers passed for 183 yards in his 100th vic- total and appears to be rounding into form as restraining order on Tuesday, putting his six-game tory, hitting Austin Ekeler for an early TD and Halloween nears. suspension over domestic violence allegations on Benjamin for the late clincher. The Chargers (3-4) hold, and then gave the Cowboys (3-3) a big boost have won three straight under new coach Anthony PATRIOTS 23, FALCONS 7 on the field. Elliott matched his season total of rush- Lynn following a winless opening month in their first The New England Patriots didn’t need a comeback ing touchdowns with two in the first quarter, then season back in Los Angeles after 56 years in San in their Super Bowl rematch with the Atlanta Falcons. took a short pass from Dak Prescott 72 yards for Diego. Trevor Siemian passed for 207 yards, but PITTSBURGH: Cincinnati Bengals cornerback With the fog rolling in at Gillette Stadium on Sunday another touchdown on Dallas’ first possession of the Denver lost to the Chargers for the third time in the William Jackson (22) breaks up a pass in the end night, the Patriots were clearly in control in a 23-7 tri- second half to put away the 49ers (0-7). Elliott ran AFC West rivals’ past 14 meetings - and did so in zone intended for Pittsburgh Steelers wide umph. The Pats authored the greatest Super Bowl for 147 yards on 26 carries to go with the big catch, historic fashion.—AP receiver Antonio Brown (84). — AP Established 1961

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2017

Kuwait’s trade surplus narrows Victory for AbenomicsBusiness World Islamic Banking Conference 18slightly to KD 1.5bn in Q2 2017 20 lifts world stocks, dollar 21 announces record 24th edition

DINGOLFING: Employees working at the assembly line of the German carmaker BMW plant in Dingolfing, southern Germany. EU antitrust regulators raided German car manufacturers yesterday. —AFP EU targets German carmakers in new raids Antitrust regulators strike a new blow to auto industry

BRUSSELS: A series of raids by EU antitrust regulators Nevertheless, the magazine alleged that both buyers and Suspicion about diesel cheating has since spread to oth- ment. Daimler faced a billion-euro fine from Brussels over against German carmakers struck a new blow yesterday to suppliers of the auto giants were negatively affected by the er automakers, notably Daimler, which has been raided by a truck cartel last year, while VW-owned competitor one of the most important sectors of the economy which under-the-table deals. Allegedly, the carmakers even German police and prosecutors looking into the allega- MAN received immunity for tipping off the Commission has already been hit by a string of other scandals. agreed in secret talks on tions. In the meantime, about high-level collusion between Europe’s top truck- The EU Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, said in a the size of tanks for chem- carmakers have agreed makers. In this latest case, Wolfsburg-based VW and statement that it had carried out inspections “related to ... icals used to treat harmful with the German govern- Stuttgart-based Daimler were among the first to hand concerns that several German car manufacturers may have nitrogen oxides emissions ment that they will refit over details of the alleged broader collusion between the violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restric- from diesel motors. some older diesels to five automakers to competition authorities, reported tive business practices.” The small size of the Automakers reduce their emissions, Spiegel, saying it had seen a relevant VW document. As is customary in EU anti-trust proceedings, the names tanks reportedly played a although most vehicles will “We were irritated” by the other firms’ decision to of the car companies involved were not revealed. However, key role in the emissions- appeal for only get an update to their turn to the authorities, BMW executive Markus Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler both cheating scandal that has software. Duesmann told the Frankfurter Allgemeine admitted separately that they were under investigation, tarnished Volkswagen’s leniency Sonntagszeitung weekly on Sunday. while BMW had confirmed on Friday it was the subject of a reputation and sent sales Call for leniency “In hindsight, it’s a strange feeling that we were talking raid. Back in July, news weekly Der Spiegel had reported of diesel-powered vehicles In its statement con- about cooperation with our competitors, while their that Volkswagen, Daimler, Audi, Porsche and BMW secretly plummeting in the land of firming the raids, Daimler lawyers had already reported the meetings to the competi- worked together from the 1990s on car development, con- the automobile. emphasized that it had tion authorities,” said Duesmann. Munich-based BMW said struction and logistics. It is not unusual for industry players In 2015, VW was submitted an application Friday that it is “supporting the work of the European to cooperate, and the EU inspections mark a first step into forced to admit it had installed software in millions of its for leniency with the Commission. Under European rules, Commission”, adding that the cartel suspicions did not establishing whether the talks between the carmakers diesel vehicles around the world to cheat emissions tests, in the first firm to come forward with evidence of anticom- mean it was suspected of manipulating emissions values in crossed the line to collusion. a scandal which has already cost it tens of billions of euros. petitive behavior can be spared the worst of the punish- its own diesel vehicles. — AFP

• The consolidated Earnings per Share was 69 fils Ooredoo Maldives on the local stock exchange. On Ooredoo compared to 64 fils per share earned for the same the 9th of August 2017, a total of approximately 14 period last year. million shares were sold to more than 8,000 appli- • Ooredoo Maldives completed the listing of its cants, making the Ooredoo Maldives IPO one of the reports 8% shares on the Maldives Stock Exchange on August most successful listings in the country. We are Moody’s affirms Gulf 9th, 2017. A total of 14,045,260 shares were sold proud to have contributed to the education of increase in to 8,257 applicants, resulting in IPO proceeds of investors in the market and to attract new investors Bank’s A3 rating MVR 421,357,800 (KD 8.1 million), making the to the Maldives Stock Exchange, with more than Ooredoo Maldives IPO the most successful listing half of the shareholders who purchased Ooredoo’s net profit for in the country. Sheikh Saud Bin Nasser Al-Thani, stock in the IPO being first-timers.” and ‘Stable’ outlook Chairman of the Board of Directors commented: “Against a backdrop of challenging Review of operations 9 months market conditions, I am pleased to The Group’s operational perform- KUWAIT: Moody’s investor able liquidity buffers with a report growth in company profitabili- ance can be summarized as follows: Service has affirmed Gulf very high probability of gov- ty, customer numbers and EBITDA, Bank’s stable outlook and solid ernment support in case of with Ooredoo continuing to deliver Ooredoo - Kuwait revenue-generating capacity need Commenting on the KUWAIT: National Mobile Telecommunications in its recently published credit Moody’s credit opinion Company K.S.C.P “Ooredoo” (Ticker: OOREDOO) good value to its customers and Ooredoo’s customer base in shareholders. Kuwait stood at 2.3 million for the nine opinion issued on October 18, update, Dalal Al-Dousari, Gulf announced yesterday its financial results for the 2017. Moody’s said that Gulf Bank’s Assistant General nine months ended 30 September 2017: Net profit attributable to share- months ended 30 September 2017, holders increased 8 percent for the representing a 4 percent decrease Bank’s standalone Base Line Manager of Investor Relations Credit Assessment rating said: “Gulf Bank continues to Financial highlights nine months ended 30 September to compared to the same period in 2016 reach KD 26 million. The growth in due to intense competition and the reflects its solid revenue-gen- enjoy favorable ratings from • Consolidated customer base increased by 5% to eration capacity, comfortable the top international credit reach 26.1 million for the nine months ended 30 company profitability was supported overall market condition. Revenues at by good performance across our 9M2017 were KD 160.7 million, an liquidity metrics and adequate rating agencies. On October September 2017, compared to 24.9 million for the Sheikh Saud Bin Dalal Al-Dousari operations in Ooredoo Algeria and increase of 8 percent compared to KD capitalization. 18, 2017, Moody’s Investors same period in 2016. Nasser Al-Thani Moody’s also affirmed Gulf Service Affirmed the bank’s • Revenues for nine months ended 30 September Ooredoo Maldives. With a relentless 148.7 million for the same period in focus on efficiency and cost optimiza- 2016. EBITDA was KD 39.6 million, up Bank’s “”A3” long-term deposits rating and “A3” long-term deposits rating and 2017 stood at KD 522.6 million, compared with KD “Stable” outlook. “This reflects the balance “Stable” outlook. In addition Fitch Ratings 533.0 million for the same period in 2016, repre- tion, EBITDA increased 9 percent to approximate- from KD 36.0 million for the same period in 2016. ly KD 198 million. EBITDA growth was driven by between adequate capital and provisioning has recently upgraded Gulf Bank’s viability senting a decrease of 2%. buffers together with a reduction in prob- rating from “bb” to “bb+” and affirmed the • EBITDA increased by 9% for the nine months our operations in Kuwait, Algeria and Maldives. Ooredoo - Tunisia Ooredoo’s investments in a state-of-the-art net- Ooredoo’s customer base in Tunisia reached 8.3 lem loans.” said Moody’s. bank’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at ended 30 September 2017 to KD 197.6 million, Moody’s mentioned that Gulf Bank’s ‘A+’ with a “Stable” Outlook. In June 2017, compared to EBITDA of KD 181.1 million for the work and our relentless focus on customer excel- million for the nine months ended 30 September lence and product innovation have helped us con- 2017, an increase of 6 percent compared to the Base line credit assessment is supported by S&P Global Ratings revised their outlook same period in 2016. its strong macro profile. In addition, the on the Bank to “Positive” from “Stable” and • The net profit attributable to NMTC for the nine tinue a positive growth trend for the nine months of same period in 2016. Revenues stood at KD 96.2 2017. Our operations in Tunisia, Algeria, Palestine million, compared to KD 106.8 million in for the problem loans levels have come down to affirmed its issuer credit rating at “A-”. months ended 30 September 2017 was KD 34.8 2.5 percent of gross loans and provision Furthermore, Capital Intelligence also million, representing a strong growth of 8% com- and Maldives strengthened their customer base. I same period in 2016. EBITDA was KD 38.0 million am pleased to report that we have increased our compared to KD 41.8 million for the same period in coverage is up to 331 percent at yearend affirmed the Bank’s Financial Strength pared with KD 32.2 million for the same period last 2016. Rating at “BBB+” and the subordinated year. Net Profit growth was supported by good customer base by 5 percent and we are now proud- 2016. In local currency terms, revenue increased ly serving 26 million customers. A highlight for the by 2 percent and EBITDA by 2 percent for the nine Moody’s added that Gulf Bank has a bond rating at “BBB” both with “Stable” performances by Ooredoo Algeria and Ooredoo stable deposit base supported by comfort- outlooks in May 2017.” Maldives. period was the completion of the listing of shares of months ended 30 September 2017. 18 Established 1961 Business Tuesday, October 24, 2017

NBK Economic Report Kuwait’s trade surplus narrows slightly to KD 1.5bn in Q2 2017 Softer oil prices lead exports lower

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s trade surplus narrowed slightly to on the back of a slowdown in growth in petrochemical KD 1.5 billion in 2Q17, as softer oil prices led oil exports. Non-oil export revenues fell by 10 percent q/q exports lower. Meanwhile, imports continued to in 2Q17. Non-oil exports could fall further in the fol- improve after some weakness in 2016, thanks to solid lowing quarter amid a drop in ethylene prices. capital goods imports data and some recovery in con- Imports held firm thanks to solid capital goods data sumer goods. The surplus is slated to expand in the and some recovery in consumer goods. At KD 0.5 bil- near- to medium-term, not least because higher oil lion, capital goods imports remained close to a multi- prices will help prop up oil earnings. The Kuwait export year high. Industrial supply imports also came in solid. crude price average came in higher in 3Q17 and is The ongoing strength in these segments can be attrib- expected to continue to rise, especially on the back of a uted to the improved implementation of the govern- further extension of OPEC-led production cuts. ment development projects. Still, at 3.4 percent year- Oil export receipts came under pressure in 2Q17, on-year (y/y) in 2Q17, import growth remains well after the price of Kuwait export crude (KEC) fell below the 7.5 percent pace averaged in the four years against a backdrop of steady oil production levels. Oil prior to 2016. Consumer goods imports witnessed their revenues edged down from KD 3.7 billion in 1Q17 to first positive growth rate in a year, on the back of an KD 3.5 billion in 2Q17. The price of KEC was down 7.0 improving consumer sector. Consumer imports jumped percent quarter-on-quarter (q/q) while oil production by 5.8 percent y/y in 2Q17, following strong rebounds remained stable. in imports of food & beverages, passenger cars and Non-oil exports also came in lower in 2Q17 mainly transport equipment.

Ahli United Bank VIVA’s E-Store gives Burgan Bank announces winners of its customers ‘more’ launches cash-back campaign online experience

KUWAIT: Ahli United Bank announced on 17th October the KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing and most devel- Titanium names of the winners of its 100 percent cash-back campaign oped telecom operator, fosters its customers’ online shop- draw. The campaign, which was launched on 12th August and ping experience “more” with an enhanced engaging and MasterCard ran until 11th October, was designed to enable the Bank’s dynamic concept by providing them easy round the clock customers to receive 100 percent cash back on their pur- shopping through VIVA’s E-Store from anywhere. chases using AUB’s credit cards with a maximum value of KD VIVA’s E-Store is a full-fledged online shopping service KUWAIT: Driven by a customer-centricity approach, that gives the customers the opportunity to shop 24/7 and Burgan Bank recently revealed a new credit card with select from VIVA’s latest products and services, voice and the aim of providing an extensive host of lifestyle fea- data bundles in addition to devices (such as gaming devices, tures and travel benefits to its customers. tablets, wearables), with safe payment processing and free KUWAIT: The ministry of Commerce and delivery. The Titanium MasterCard from Burgan Bank is AUB provides Industry’s representative attends the draw at built to complement customers’ everyday lifestyle Time and distance are no longer a barrier with the VIVA Ahli United Bank headoffice. E-Store. VIVA Customers can enjoy the convenience, the experiences where the cardholder can access over 10 exceptional speed and therefore time-saving, ease of delivery, and com- VIP lounges across 6 cities in the Middle East and the advantages pare prices and features from anywhere, anytime. GCC. The respective cardholders can also be assured and to emphasize the Bank’s desire to reward those cus- VIVA is the fastest-growing telecom operator in Kuwait. of discounted rides from Careem Chauffeur Service to customers tomers choosing AUB’s credit cards as their cards of choice Launched in December 2008, VIVA makes things Possible with a personal driver and avail special discounts at for their purchases.” for its customers by transforming communication, informa- select restaurants and stores both locally and interna- The Bank added: “The campaign, with a variety of valu- tion and entertainment experiences. The company has rap- tionally. Keeping in line with Burgan Bank’s commit- able prizes, is an extension of the Bank’s exclusive offers idly established an unrivalled position in the market through ment to innovation and personalized experiences, the 1,000 for every winner when spending KD 100 or more where AUB provides competitive and exceptional advan- its customer centric approach. VIVA’s quest is to be the card also comes with the convenience of “ Tap & Pay “ throughout the campaign’s duration. tages in banking products for customers, and one which mobile brand of choice in Kuwait by being transparent, service, allowing the cardholder to pay by just tapping The draw was held at the Bank’s headquarters in the pres- reflects the Bank’s overall commitment to offer special offers engaging, energetic and fulfilling. VIVA continues to take a their card at any NFC- enabled point of sale terminals. ence of the Ministry of Trade and Commerce’s representative. for our customers.” considerable share of the market by offering an innovative Burgan Bank will continue to provide tailor made The winners are Hayat Nasser Alhaji, Hessah Salman Hmoud, To become eligible for the draw, customers’ chances were range of best value products, services and content proposi- products that offer improved benefits and features to Ali Abdulrahman Rasheed, Natalia Petrovna Sarkhou and calculated on the basis of their total purchases throughout tions; a state of the art, nationwide network and world-class better serve different segments. To obtain the new Ahmed Ali Alyousef. the campaign. For every KD 50 spent on credit cards locally, service. VIVA offers internet speeds of more than 100 card and reap its rewards, customers are urged to visit AUB announced in a press release: “We congratulate customers earned one chance in the draw. In addition, cus- Mbps, due to the implementation of the most advanced the nearest branch. the winners of the campaign, which was launched with the tomers received two chances to enter the draw for every KD fourth generation (4G LTE) network in Kuwait resulting in overall aim to express our appreciation to our customers 50 spent abroad. superior coverage, performance and reliability.

EXCHANGE RATES

Euro 359.420 Japanese Yen 3.695 Asia Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. Sterling Pound 401.840 Syrian Pound 1.590 Bangladesh Taka 0.003302 0.003886 Canadian dollar 241.670 Nepalese Rupees 2.928 Chinese Yuan 0.044172 0.047672 ASIAN COUNTRIES Turkish lira 83.080 Malaysian Ringgit 72.590 Hong Kong Dollar 0.036749 0.039499 Japanese Yen 2.670 Swiss Franc 310.030 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 46.275 Indian Rupee 0.004271 0.004959 Indian Rupees 4.570 Australian Dollar 239.410 Thai Bhat 10.130 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000018 0.000024 Pakistani Rupees 2.876 US Dollar Buying 301.850 Turkish Lira 83.270 Japanese Yen 0.002579 0.002759 Srilankan Rupees 1.969 Korean Won 0.000257 0.000272 Nepali Rupees 2.933 GOLD Malaysian Ringgit 0.067817 0.073817 Singapore Dollar 223.980 20 Gram 249.070 BAHRAIN EXCHANGE COMPANY WLL Nepalese Rupee 0.003024 0.003194 Hongkong Dollar 38.840 10 Gram 127.450 Pakistan Rupee 0.002688 0.002978 Bangladesh Taka 3.681 5 Gram 64.570 BAHRAIN EXCHANGE COMPANY WLL Philippine Peso 0.005794 0.006094 Philippine Peso 5.889 CURRENCY BUY SELL Singapore Dollar 0.216990 0.226990 Thai Baht 9.158 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Europe Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001629 0.002209 British Pound 0.393057 0.403057 Taiwan 0.009886 0.010066 GCC COUNTRIES Czech Korune 0.005862 0.017862 Thai Baht 0.008791 0.009341 Saudi Riyal 80.867 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Danish Krone 0.043807 0.048807 Qatari Riyal 83.290 US Dollar 302.500 Euro 0. 350896 0.359896 Arab Omani Riyal 787.552 Canadian Dollar 242.060 Georgian Lari 0.120324 0.120324 Bahraini Dinar 0.796852 0.805352 Bahraini Dinar 805.230 Sterling Pound 402.500 Norwegian Krone 0.0.33865 0.039065 Egyptian Pound 0.014225 0.020133 UAE Dirham 82.564 Euro 357.870 Romanian Leu 0.077383 0.077383 Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Swiss Frank 297.040 Russian ruble 0.005253 0.005253 Iraqi Dinar 0.000207 0.000267 ARAB COUNTRIES Bahrain Dinar 802.860 Slovakia 0.009037 0.019037 Jordanian Dinar 0.422825 0.431825 Egyptian Pound - Cash 19.950 UAE Dirhams 82.752 Swedish Krona 0.032984 0.037984 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 17.123 Qatari Riyals 83.572 Swiss Franc 0.301219 0.312219 Lebanese Pound 0.000149 0.000249 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.217 Saudi Riyals 81.527 Moroccan Dirhams 0.021972 0.045972 Tunisian Dinar 123.190 Jordanian Dinar 427.936 Australasia Omani Riyal 0.780723 0.786403 Jordanian Dinar 427.730 Egyptian Pound 17.180 Australian Dollar 0.228589 0.240589 Qatar Riyal 0.078950 0.083890 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.020 Sri Lankan Rupees 1.970 New Zealand Dollar 0.204738 0.214238 Saudi Riyal 0.079727 0.081027 Syrian Lira 0.000 Indian Rupees 4.668 Syrian Pound 0.001284 0.001504 Morocco Dirham 32.665 Pakistani Rupees 2.871 America Tunisian Dinar 0.118661 0.126661 Bangladesh Taka 3.716 Canadian Dollar 0.234552 0.243552 Turkish Lira 0.077492 0.087792 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Philippines Pesso 5.899 US Dollars 0.298950 0.303370 UAE Dirhams 0.081084 0.082784 US Dollar Transfer 303.050 Cyprus pound 18.000 US Dollars Mint 0.299450 0.303370 Yemeni Riyal 0.000985 0.001065 Established 1961 19 Business Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Global reports KD12.1m revenues, KD3.5m net profit in 9M 2017

Several parties have shown interest to take a stake in company: Al-Darmaki

KUWAIT: Global Investment House GBP28 million. The company has closed generated KD0.4 million ($1.4 million) (“Global” or the “Company”), a regional a third transaction earlier this month revenues from three mandates, ranging asset management and investment banking which culminates the seventh real estate from advisory to M&A mandates. The firm headquartered in Kuwait, with offices acquisition for Global in the past two team is currently working on several in major capital markets in the MENA and half years. Global remains one of the regional mandates, some are expected to region, yesterday announced its financial largest private equity fund managers. close this year or first quarter of 2018. results for the nine months ended 30 On the brokerage front, Global September 2017 reporting a net made focused efforts to grow the profit of KD3.5 million ($11.5 million) institutional brokerage business and compared to a net profit of KD1.6 take advantage of high double-digit million ($5.2 million) in 9M 2016, total increase in market turnover. During revenues of KD12.1 million ($39.9 Company profit 9M 2017, Brokerage fee revenues million), and fee and commission increased by 28 percent to income of KD8.0 million ($26.3 mil- increases KD1.0million ($3.4 million). The Hareb Al-Darmaki lion) representing 66 percent of total company’s co-investments in its revenues. two-fold own funds and other principal ters, thanks to the fee based business Asset Management business investments generated KD2.85 mil- strategy and experienced and solid man- generated KD8.4 million ($27.8 lion ($9.5 million) of realized gains, agement team.” million) revenues during the 9M dividend income and fair valuation He added, “I’m confident that today 2017. At 30 September 2017, Asset gains. Hareb Al-Darmaki, Chairman Global is one of the few investment com- under Management (AUM) stood at This year, the team concluded one exit of the Board of Directors, said: “The panies in the MENA region that has a KD949 million ($3.1 billion). During the and is in the process to exit additional company produced excellent financial healthy capital structure with no external nine months, the Real Estate Asset two companies by year end. Several results during the nine months of 2017, debt and sustainable performance which Management team closed two acquisi- funds managed by the company outper- reporting a two-fold increase to the net have grabbed the attention of several tions and placement in the United formed their respective benchmarks and profit. We have been reporting profits parties to show interest to acquire a Kingdom involving equity raising of peers. The Investment Banking team since Q1 2015, eleven consecutive quar- controlling stake in the company.”

thorny debates in Washington on trade and tax policy, said the National Association for Business Economics, summa- CBK: New suite of Most business rizing a quarterly survey of 85 economists. “Policy developments, including those affecting the North America Free Trade Agreement, remain on the pan- benefits to Concierge economists see el’s list of concerns, but continue to have limited impact on business decision-making with regard to hiring or invest- ment,” said Emily Kolinski Morris, chief economist at Ford. service for premium US growth “The recent hurricanes appear to have had relatively limited impact on respondents’ firms, with more than 80 credit cardholders above 2%: Poll percent of panelists reporting no anticipated impact on their business in the third or fourth quarters due to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.” The outlook for real gross KUWAIT: Within its constant initiatives in developing and NEW YORK: Most business economists predict that US domestic product growth “improved materially” in improving its banking services, the Bank has introduced economic growth will surpass two percent over the next theOctober survey compared with July, the report said. new features and benefits to the existing Concierge year, despite softening in some business conditions, Eighty percent of the group predicted that growth would Service offered to its premium credit cardholders (visa according to a survey released yesterday. run between 2.1 percent and 3.0 percent over the next 12 and MasterCard) in partnership with the Public Services The improving forecasts for US growth come amid a months, while 15 percent saw it running between 1.1 per- Company with their well-known brand “Yemnak” weakening profit outlook and continued uncertainty over cent and 2.0 percent, the report said.—AFP concierge service in Kuwait. In this context, Sahar Al-Rumaih GM, Corporate Credit Division & Acting GM, Retail Banking Division said that the Bank knows the value of time for its premium credit cardholders and works hard to entirely and promptly meet wider range of services, such as getting reservation their needs. Drawing on this, the Bank added a number of (hotels, airfares and restaurants), enjoying government distinct services for Concierge Service to emphasize its services easily completed, gifts & flower delivery, car communication with this category of customers and help rental, event organization, road service and airport trans- them get some of the services that may consume much portation service with the latter requesting time being time from them completed and done easily and promptly. reduced to 48 hours prior to the order day. Add to this Al-Rumaih stressed that the Bank always endeavors to are the many other services that save customer’s time and provide its customers with unsurpassed services through effort. Customers can contact 22252230 assigned for CBK the supplementary services offered with CBK credit cards customers so that their requests would be entertained by which allow customers to enjoy many benefits such as “Yemnak”. access to more than 600 airport business lounges, free The Bank offers this complimentary service for all its travel insurance and concierge service. Premium Credit Cardholders namely MasterCard World, Concierge Service is one of the exceptional services Visa Infinite, Visa Platinum and MasterCard Platinum which aim to facilitate communication between CBK cus- and MasterCard Titanium. Customers can contact and tomers and dedicated service representatives who will communicate directly the Concierge Service represen- endeavor to meet customers’ needs. With the concierge tatives dedicated to offer exclusive services to the services, CBK premier cardholders have a choice from a Bank’s customers.

the investment sector in particular the ministry of the assembly time through coordinating with various and place at least seven days ear- UIC reviews concerned bodies, the Union of lier without any commitment to Investment Companies (UIC) show financial data or any other reviewed the ministry of conditions.” Accordingly, UIC ministry Commerce and Industry’s deci- thanks the ministry for this sion published in Kuwait official amendment noting that it has a gazette Al-Kuwait Al-Youm on positive impact on avoiding delay decision October 22, 2017. The decision of general assemblies and the pertained to Article 122 and it possible consequences of sub- KUWAIT: Out of its role in fol- states, “To hold ordinary and jecting companies to penal meas- lowing up all the issues related to extraordinary general assem- ures such as suspending their national investment in general and blies, it is enough just to notify shares on Boursa Kuwait.

data, regardless of who is nominated,” said Christian Keller, head of economics research at Barclays. Forty of the 50 economists who answered an extra Low inflation could question also said the US economy, which is on a steady growth path, did not need a big fiscal stimulus in slow Fed, but fiscal the form of sweeping tax cuts. The dollar rose on Friday after the Senate approved a budget proposal for the 2018 fiscal year that cleared a critical hurdle for a tax- stimulus unnecessary cut package. But the need for such a large stimulus to boost the US economy at this late stage of its cycle, BENGALURU: The US Federal Reserve will raise when the jobless rate is at more than a 16-year low, interest rates in December and twice next year, accord- remains questionable. ing to a Reuters poll of economists, who now worry “The US needs to return to a sustainable fiscal path, that the central bank will slow its tightening because of and I have little faith that sweeping tax cuts will gener- expectations that inflation will remain low. Most ate enough growth to put us on that path,” said Bank of respondents expected the nation’s economy to deter- the West economist Scott Anderson. mine future rate hikes, but a change in regime at the While recent US economic data has improved, the Fed could also affect monetary policy. US President closely watched core PCE inflation measure has been Donald Trump could decide this week whether to reap- below its medium-term target of 2 percent for more point Fed Chair Janet Yellen, whose term ends in than five years, despite strong employment growth. February, since he has concluded interviews with five The latest poll, taken Oct. 16-23, showed scant expec- candidates for that post. “There is a greater-than-usual tations of economic growth lifting off from its current degree of uncertainty around monetary policy next trend or of inflation reaching the Fed’s target before year, with the Fed’s leadership up in the air,” wrote RBC 2019. That has divided Fed policymakers and raised economist Josh Nye. A Reuters poll of economists doubts about the pace of further rate hikes, according published last week showed Fed Board Governor to minutes from the Sept. 19-20 meeting. Still, econo- Jerome Powell getting the top job, although most said mists predicted the Fed would raise rates 25 basis reappointing Yellen would be the best option. points to 1.25-1.50 percent in December. All 100 econ- Still, a vast majority of the more than 100 econo- omists polled expect it to keep policy on hold at its mists in the latest poll expect rate hikes to depend next meeting. The central bank is projecting three more largely on how the US economy performs. “Despite rate increases in 2018, while economists expect only intense speculation about the next Fed chair, the path of two next year, which would take the fed funds rate to policy rates is still likely to be driven primarily by the 1.75-2.00 percent. —Reuters 20 Established 1961 Business Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Victory for Abenomics lifts world stocks, dollar

LONDON: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s elec- to me that dollar strength is now dominating in euro- 1996, lifting the MSCI All-Country World index to a rate outlook left the currency on unsteady ground. tion victory lifted world stocks and the dollar yesterday, dollar,” said Esther Reichelt, foreign exchange strate- fresh record high. Also trading on Abe’s big win, euro Growth in British factory orders slowed this month to its relegating concerns about Spain’s escalating political gist at Commerzbank, also pointing to the imminent zone borrowing costs fell, as bond markets ready for the weakest in almost a year, a survey from the crisis to little more than a blip on the market radar. Abe’s Fed chair decision. European Central Bank to signal baby steps away from Confederation of British Industry showed. emphatic win, which heralds a continuation of Japan’s European STOXX 600 shares rose 0.2 percent, its ultra-easy policy stance on Thursday and for the US The stronger dollar also increased pressure on some hyper-easy monetary policy, kept risk-on bets in play although banks weighed and Madrid’s bourse IBEX Federal Reserve to hike rates in December. emerging currencies, with the Turkish lira and stocks after fresh optimism about tax cuts in the United States lagged its peers, shedding 0.4 percent, as Spain’s crisis German Bund futures were up 0.1 percent. “Now suffering amid lingering concerns over Ankara’s relation- had pushed Wall Street to a new record on Friday. entered another week. Madrid took the unprecedented there’s a renewed mandate for quantitative easing, which ship with Washington. Gold hit its lowest in more than US stock index futures pointed to a higher open for step of firing the government of Catalonia on Saturday in means a weaker yen and stronger Japanese government two weeks. Wall Street, tracking gains for other major stock markets. a last resort to thwart its push for independence. Catalan bond prices. It also has a significant spillover for other China stocks ended slightly higher on strong gains in President Donald Trump also indicated that the re- leaders called for civil disobedience in response. developed markets,” said Peter Chatwell, head of euro consumer and healthcare firms although trading volumes appointment of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was Britain’s main share index started the week flat, as rates strategy at Mizuho. remained thin as investors awaited policy cues from a still a possibility. weak financials countered stronger consumer staples party congress and data showed growth in new home The dollar touched its highest point since July and and further profit warnings held the market in check. Dollar strength prices slowed to a crawl in September. Metals rose traded 0.2 percent higher at 113.78 yen yesterday. Dow Jones and S&P 500 futures were up about 0.1 per- Britain’s pound edged lower against the dollar as wor- across the board on the London Metal Exchange, still Against a basket of currencies, it rose 0.3 percent. The cent, while Nasdaq futures were up about 0.2 percent. ries over divisions within the ruling Conservative party basking in the glow of last week’s firm growth data in euro fell 0.4 percent to $1.1738. “It seems most likely Japan’s Nikkei climbed 1.1 percent to its highest since as well as uncertainty over the Bank of England’s interest China, the world’s biggest metals consumer. —Reuters Established 1961 21 Business Tuesday, October 24, 2017 World Islamic Banking Conference announces record 24th edition Partners at WIBC 2017 include KFH, Boubyan Bank, Ithmaar Bank

DUBAI: Eltizam Asset Management Group, one of the UAE’s Eltizam’s subsidiary Three60 Communities; which is the leading asset management companies, will showcase new proj- largest privately owned community management company in ects at Cityscape Global 2017 exhibition, which is scheduled to the UAE, has increased its scope of services through the open on September 11, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. extension of its community management services contract The Group continues its growth journey in 2017, both in with ‘Al Mouj, Muscat’ in Oman. The contract extension at the the UAE and Oman with overall revenues maintaining a 50 prominent mixed-use master community development has per cent year-on-year growth. Offering holistic services for coincided with the newly formed joint venture with Al clients through its operat- Mahmood International ing subsidiaries Three60 Company LLC, supporting Communities and Tafawuq Eltizam’s regional expan- Facility Management, sion into Oman. Eltizamis Eltizam manages more than expecting additional major 100 properties in total, Conference projects in the next year covering 2 master commu- following its participation in nities, 84 towers, and in Bahrain a number of tenders across 20,000 units of which the country. 5,900 are within Abu this December Tafawuq Facilities Dhabi, including City of Management, another sub- BAHRAIN: (From right to left), Rasheed Mohammad Al-Maraj, Sheikh Salman Bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Dr Ahmad Lights and Marina Square sidiary of Eltizam Asset Abdulkareem Alkolifey and Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel at the 23rd WIBC in Bahrain on Reem Island. Management Group, has “Eltizam Asset signed a three-year total Management Group con- facilities management con- “The aim of ‘Vision 21’ is to take our customers’ satisfac- partners, and our internal departments.” In order to achieve tinues both its commercial and geographical growth with the tract with Select Group at the’Pacific’developmentonAl tion to the next level by delivering a more efficient and inno- the goals and targets set for the ‘Vision 21’, Eltizam has devel- award of significant new and renewed projects in the UAE Marjan Island - Ras Al Khaimah. Tafawuq will provide its vative approach to our services. This is being achieved oped a specialist team to help establish and implement the and Oman, mobilixing over 15 new contracts in the first and services to ‘Pacific’ for supporting handover from the con- through implementing a continuously improving culture by program in its true spirit with the aim to roll it out at the second quarters of this year. Our business has been growing tractor, post-construction cleaning, mobilization and steady focusing on our clients’ true experience, tailored training pro- group’s first master community by the end of 2017. consistently and steadily in recent years and we are confident state operations. grams for our staff, and innovation in our working methods.” At Cityscape Global, Three60 Real Estate will be showcas- that our growth will continue as we have pride ourselves with Eltizam Asset Management Group aims to position itself as says Roberts. ing a variety of developments which they are leasing and selling the best asset management team in the market that provide the market leader in its sector within the UAE by 2021. He adds: “The ‘Vision 21’ program will result in a change in on behalf of major developers both in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. quality services to our customers.” says Chris Roberts, Chief Through a customer focused, quality driven, and sustainable culture throughout the group, which will encourage 360- The developments at the property exhibition include Horizon Executive Officer, Eltizam Asset Management Group. business model, Eltizam has created its ‘Vision 21’ program. degree feedback from our clients, employees, supply chain Towers in Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, and AG Tower in Dubai. ASAR -Al-Ruwayeh & Partners bags three international awards ITS inks KUWAIT: ASAR- Al-Ruwayeh & Partners (ASAR), Kuwait’s leading and most prominent corporate law firm, and one of deal with the region’s top tier firms, is pleased to announce that it has for the 9th consecutive year been awarded the prestigious “National Law Firm of the Year Award” for 2017 presented by Al-Akdhar Bank the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), the world’s leading market guide for corporate and financial law firms KUWAIT: International Turnkey Systems Group (ITS), worldwide. The awards ceremony that was held on 18th the region’s pioneer provider of comprehensive Islamic October 2017 at the Burj Al-Arab hotel, Dubai, saw the atten- banking solutions, announced that it has signed a deal dance of partners and representatives from other leading with Moroccan based Al-Akdhar Bank, (a participation GCC and international law firms. between Credit Agricole bank and Islamic Corporation In addition to winning the above award, ASAR also won for the Development of the Private Sector-ICD sub- two other awards, namely, the “IFLR M&A Deal of the Year sidiary of IDB), where the bank selected the ITS Award” in relation to ASAR’s role as Kuwait law counsel to ETHIX Islamic Finance suite, to be their core solution, Adeptio AD Investments SPC Limited who acquired a 93.4% and support the launch of the Bank’s retail and corpo- stake in Kuwait Food Company (Americana), and the “IFLR rate product services in the Moroccan market. Restructuring Deal of the Year Award” in relation to ASAR’s to our clients. As always, putting our clients first is a corner- clients across an extensive range of industry sectors with Commenting on the deal, International Turnkey role in acting as Kuwait law counsel to the various creditors stone principle of ASAR; their success is our success.” comprehensive legal advice and support for their business Systems (ITS) CEO, Esam Alkheshnam, said: “I am in respect to the restructuring of the debt of Adeem Ahmed Barakat - Managing Partner at ASAR noted that: activities in Kuwait, Bahrain, across the GCC and beyond. very pleased to join hands with Al Akdhar Bank. As a Investment and Wealth Management. “It is such a great honor for our firm to have been awarded The firm has been consistently rated as the leading cor- new market entrant, Al-Akdhar is equipping itself Sam Habbas- Senior Partner at ASAR noted that: “This the Kuwait National Law Firm of the Year Award for a ninth porate and commercial law firm in Kuwait by reputable with best financial technology in order to gain com- was an outstanding year for ASAR at the IFLR Awards consecutive year. We are also delighted to have won the IFLR legal guides such as the Chambers Global Guide, petitive advantage in today’s aggressive banking Ceremony. Not only were we awarded the National Law Firm M&A, and Restructuring, deals of the year. The winning of International Financial Law Review (IFLR) and the Legal business landscape - a move that bodes well for its of the Year Award for the 9th consecutive year, but we were these awards reflects the strength and depth of our practice, 500. In 2017, ASAR was awarded with the “IFLR National future success. Finalizing the ICBS (Islamic Core also fortunate enough to be awarded both the IFLR M&A, and the tremendous effort of all of our lawyers in Kuwait and Law Firm of the Year Award”; an award which ASAR has Banking Solution) implementation with the Bank fur- and Restructuring, deals of the year, and to also have been in Bahrain. It also reflects our firm’s commitment to excellent been delighted to receive for the 9th consecutive year. Also ther underscores the success of ITS’s robust and nominated in many other deal categories. The winning of client service and our consistency in advising on the most in 2017, the firm won the “IFLR M&A Deal of the Year unique ETHIX product suite, and its widespread these awards is a testament to the quality of our clients, the ground-breaking and innovative transactions. We intend to Award” and the “IFLR Restructuring Deal of the Year adoption internationally. absolute level of trust that they have in our firm in handling continue offering cutting-edge legal counsel to our clients Award”. Further, the firm won the prestigious “2014 The ITS Ethix Islamic Banking Solution Suite, their commercial transactions, and of course, because of the across all sectors in Kuwait and in Bahrain.” Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year” and the “2014 which is designed to provide Banks and financial high level of skill, dedication and quality of service which all With dedicated offices in Kuwait and Bahrain coupled Best Banking and Finance Legal Team -Kuwait” awards institutions with competitive advantage by offering of our lawyers in both Kuwait and Bahrain consistently deliver with its associated offices and relationships, ASAR provides from Acquisition International Magazine in 2014. pioneering financial technologies and transforming the customer experience, includes a comprehensive range of synergistic products such as ETHIX-Core, has opened its first outlet at Mazyad Mall in Abu Dhabi last ETHIX-Finance, ETHIX-Branch, Ethix-Net, Ethix- Malabar Gold & year to test the concept. Further to successfully operating VIVA launches its Mobile and many more. the outlet, the group expanded the network internationally and currently operates 14 outlets across UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Diamonds’ launches Kuwait and Singapore. In UAE, MGD - Lifestyle Jewelry has new re-designed app 5 outlets which are located at Mazyad Mall, Makani Mall, Khalidiya Mall in Abu Dhabi and at Al-Barsha Mall and new retail concept Dubai Gold Centre in Dubai. In Oman, MGD - Lifestyle Jewelry has 5 outlets which are located at Oman Avenues ‘MGD - Lifestyle Mall, Markaz Al-Bahja, Oasis Mall and Grand Mall in Muscat and at Safeer Mall in Sohar. In Bahrain MGD - Lifestyle Jewelry has two outlets which are located at Gold City, Jewelry’ Manama and at Juffair Mall, Juffair. In Kuwait, MGD - Lifestyle Jewelry has one outlet which is located at Sama KUWAIT: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one among the BIG 5 Mall. In Singapore, MGD - Lifestyle Jewelry has 1 outlet jewelry retailers globally unfurled its new retail concept; which is located at Jurong Point Shopping Mall. The group MGD - Lifestyle Jewelry. This concept is the latest offering of also has the plans to expand in the Middle East and Far East the group focusing on trendy and light weight jewelry that in the coming months. 5 more outlets are scheduled to open represents the independent and modern woman through its in November 2017. designs and collections. The vision of this retail concept is to MGD - Lifestyle Jewelry offers a wide range of trendy and be the preferred one-stop destination for lifestyle jewelry, light weight jewelry that includes 18K and 22K gold jewelry, offering unique designs and styles. The jewelry showcases at diamond jewelry, uncut diamond jewelry, precious gem jewel- MGD - Lifestyle Jewelry are sources from various parts of ry and pearl jewelry. These pieces of jewelry are designed in a CEO of Al-Akdhar Bank, Fouad Harraz enthused: the world like Europe, Far East and Asia. The designs are way where can be used as practical, convenient and simple inspired by the spirit of the youth and young adults keeping “We are pleased to begin our digital journey with jewelry for daily use without compromising on service or International Turnkey Systems (ITS). The award win- in mind what they would love in jewelry. quality. This concept targets the young at heart teenagers, This concept will be seen at malls, department stores, ning Ethix suite by ITS will support the Bank in offer- working women and those fashion and style oriented individ- ing innovative Banking products and services, and pro- hotels, travel retail, inflight and high streets. E-commerce uals who are interested in new and unique jewelry at compet- module is also being worked on for the concept. The group vide an outstanding customer experience to both our itive prices. valued corporate and retail customers. This is aligned with positioning Al-Akdhar as a strong position in the KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing and most devel- Moroccan market.” oped telecom operator, has just updated the VIVA App with a ‘ETHIX’ is a modular banking system covering new look for smartphones and tablets devices operating on branch, international and back office activities. It IOS and Android systems. This new update is in line with includes Retail, Wholesale, Corporate, Trade Finance VIVA’s continuous strategy to be a customer-centric brand and other functions. It runs in more than 70 interna- that aligns with the era of communication. tional banks in Middle East, North African, and East This newly updated VIVA App allows customers to access Asian regions, as well as the Caribbean. ETHIX is an all their VIVA needs in a more convenient and easy way. open system that consists of multiple modules; Core VIVA App allows customers to stay updated with notifica- Module, Central Module, Branch Module, and tions, manage their accounts, pay their bills, recharge their International Module. It is known for being secure, lines, access promotions, and much more using fingerprint flexible, parameterized, multilingual, multi-branch, Real login (Touch-ID) for quick access. All customers need to do on line support for branches, and modules can be to enjoy the new VIVA App is download the latest update. installed on a standalone mode. ETHIX represents the Abdulrazzaq Bader Al-Essa, Corporate Communications best process for the best performance of the cus- Director at VIVA stated: “The update of the VIVA App is part tomer’s journey inside the branches. of our continued commitment to our customers to provide “The Islamic banking market is witnessing strong them with convenient and relevant services.” He added, “We growth in Africa, and this deal is aligned with ITS plans strive to offer our customers the latest technologies to contin- of international growth and expansion,” Alkheshnam uously make their self-care experience faster, easier and more added. convenient.” 22 Established 1961 Technology Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Scientists find blood molecule that attracts wolves and repels humans Whiff of E2D sends animals into predatory frenzy: Study

PARIS: The faintest whiff of a molecule from mammal pressure to become sensitive to E2D, to help them avoid blood known as E2D sends some animals into a predatory an area where a bloodbath is going on,” said Lundstrom. frenzy but frightens others-including people-into retreat, Sure enough, rodents in a cage recoiled from the mole- scientists have discovered. Never before has the same cule, as much as they did from the red stuff. When it came molecule been known to provoke diametrically opposite to humans, the researchers were not sure what to expect. behaviors in creatures ranging from horse flies to humans, Would people show blood lust or fear? hinting at deep evolutionary roots, they reported in the journal Scientific Reports. Animals, and especially mam- And how to find out? mals, use their sense of smell to find food, hook up with “We couldn’t just expose people to the odor and ask, partners, and detect danger. ‘how do you feel?’,” said Lundstrom. “We had to find objec- Many of these chemical triggers are specific to one tive measures not based on subjective feelings.” species, or work in combi- nation with other odors. React like mice But E2D-said to give blood They did this in three a metallic aroma-appears ways. In one standardized to be in a class of its own. E2D gives test, subconsciously leaning “The odor of blood is char- forward while standing indi- acterized by a rare univer- blood a cates attraction, while a sality,” senior author Johan slight tilt backwards means Lundstrom, a biologist at metallic one senses danger. the Karolinska Institute in Forty volunteers Sweden, told AFP. aroma smelled three scents, none In earlier research, more or less “pleasant” authors participating in the than the other. They did study isolated E2D from not know when the mole- pig’s blood and showed cules were released, and that wild dogs and tigers were no less attracted to its scent knew nothing about the study or its relationship to blood. than to blood itself. The new team duplicated those experi- Not only did E2D cause people to rock back on their heels, ments, this time with wolves, and got the same result: the it only took a tiny dose. “Humans are able to detect E2D at pack licked, bit and protected a piece of wood smeared with concentrations of less than one part per trillion,” said co- PARIS: Animals, and especially mammals, use their sense of smell to find food, hook up a synthetic version of the molecule as if it were a fresh kill. author Matthias Laska, a zoologist at Linkoping University in with partners, and detect danger. Blood-sucking horse flies were likewise drawn to it, Sweden. “This is uncommon. For the majority of odorants showing equal enthusiasm for E2D and animal blood. But which have been tested with humans, the detection threshold what about the hunted rather than the hunter? If the mole- is in the parts-per-million or billion range,” he told AFP. and fear. That humans react more like mice than wolves is study, published Friday. The hunting of large prey such as cule has persisted across tens, or even hundreds of mil- The researchers also measured “micro-sweating”, and not that surprising, the authors say. mammoths and sabre-tooth tigers are relatively recent lions of years, the scientists reasoned, then perhaps they gauged response time in a visual test in which quick, accu- “Although humans are thought to be opportunistic pred- chapters in the human saga, they note. E2D molecules occur would react too, though not in the same way. “We hypoth- rate answers indicate a perceived threat. In all three exper- ators, paleontological data indicate that early primates”-our as a by-product when lipids, or fats, in blood break down esized that prey species would be under evolutionary iments, subjects exposed to E2D showed signs of stress distant relatives-”were small-bodied insect eaters,” said the upon exposure to oxygen in the air. —AFP

China’s recyclers eye Meet Bella, a digital looming electric pet caring for the vehicle battery mount elderly with purrs SHANGHAI: After years of dismantling discarded televi- and companionship sions and laptops, a Shanghai recycling plant is readying itself for a new wave of waste: piles of exhausted batteries LONDON: Patricia Richards, who is 64 years old and from the surge of electric vehicles hitting China’s streets. lives in Salem, Massachusetts, looks forward to her dai- The plant has secured licenses and is undergoing ly chats with her cat Bella. “I love Bella very, very much. upgrades to handle a fast-growing mountain of battery She’s helpful ... she does a lot of things for me and I’m waste, said Li Yingzhe, a manager at the facility, run by so happy she’s in my house,” said Richards. the state-owned Shanghai Jinqiao Group. Except Bella isn’t like most animals. As well as being “We believe there will be so much growth in the num- able to talk, Bella checks if Patricia has taken her med- ber of electric vehicles in the future,” he said. ication, plays the rock ‘n’ roll music she likes and reas- Shanghai Jinqiao will be entering a market that sures her when she is feeling anxious. includes Chinese companies like Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Because Bella is a digital pet that exists on a tablet. and GEM Co. Ltd, whose share prices have risen as they She was created by Care Coach, a social enterprise that invest in battery recycling facilities of their own. That is competing with traditional models of care for the eld- confidence comes even as companies face considerable erly in terms of cost, flexibility and resources. As com- hurdles launching battery recycling businesses, including panies providing state-funded care work to deliver high operating costs. services with sometimes dwindling finances, technology A employee carries a battery as he works on an assembly line of electric cars at a plant The growth of China’s electric vehicle industry - and is offering a way to balance challenging budgets. in Shanghai. the ambitions of recycling companies - is underpinned by Digital care a government drive to eventually phase out gasoline- burning cars, part of a broader effort to improve urban air In the United States, advances in healthcare and a All that activity could put China in pole position for cling industry. The China Automobile Innovation Centre, public better informed about healthy lifestyles has led quality and ease a reliance on overseas oil. Led by companies like BYD and Geely, sales of electric dominating the global electric car industry, as well as an industry think tank, estimates the recycling market to an increasingly aging population. One in five of the related businesses like batteries and recycling. China could be worth 31 billion yuan ($4.68 billion) by 2023. nation’s population will be 65 or older by 2030, vehicles in China reached 507,000 in 2016, up 53 percent over the previous year. The government is targeting sales began promoting electric vehicles in 2009, and as the first Wang Chuanfu, president of BYD Co Ltd, China’s lead- according to a 2014 government report. of those cars reach the end of their lifespan, lithium bat- ing electric carmaker, last month described the lithium, Richards’ welfare is managed by healthcare organiza- of 2 million a year by 2020 and 7 million five years later, amounting to a fifth of total car production by 2025. tery waste could be as much as 170,000 tons next year, copper and cobalt extracted from spent batteries as tion Element Care, which has engaged Care Coach to industry experts estimate. The figure is likely to keep mul- “treasures”. provide the pets. Element is now looking to increase the According to the International Energy Agency, China accounted for more than 40 percent of global electric car tiplying in tandem with car sales. Larger companies with high-tech recycling operations 15 current users because of the benefits that have result- Dealing with all that waste poses huge problems for are already reaping the benefits, including Jiangxi ed. Not only has Richards’ wellbeing improved but the sales in 2016, followed by the European Union and the United States. It also overtook the United States as the China. Lithium batteries are not yet classified as haz- Ganfeng Lithium , Sinolink Securities, a local brokerage, company has saved money on the cost of her care, it says. ardous waste and are therefore not subject to stringent said in a note to investors. The company’s share price has She was selected for the digital pet because of market with the greatest number of electric vehicles. Production in China of the lithium batteries that power disposal controls. Battery waste includes heavy metals surged more than 20 0 percent this year. repeated visits to the hospital whilst suffering anxiety like cobalt and nickel, as well as toxic residues that could Sinolink also cited GEM, a self-proclaimed “urban and a shortage of breath related to smoking. those cars has also soared. In the first eight months of 2017, Chinese manufacturers produced 6.7 billion batter- end up in waterways and the soil if not handled properly. miner” that runs China’s largest automated battery dis- Richards had also suffered the loss of a family mem- Despite the challenges, battery waste also represents mantling facility in Shenzhen. GEM’s shares have risen ber which added to the anxiety, so was calling on thera- ies, up 51 percent from the year-earlier period, according a significant opportunity for the country’s growing recy- more than 60 percent since January. —Reuters pists and care staff more often, partly for solace and to industry ministry data. partly for company. “Our highest success is some of these lonely individuals who just need a little bit of extra help and attention,” said Kendra Seavey, the proj- reviewers, but said they would have strong ect administrator for the initiative. software security credentials and be able The pet also provides 24-hour care, whereas the Kaspersky Lab to conduct technical audits, source code care center she attends is only open during office hours reviews and vulnerability assessments. US Monday to Friday. Richards will now talk to the pet if to open software she is short of breath. Bella will guide her through President Trump’s administration last breathing exercises and play music to calm her down. to review, says month barred government agencies from This has prevented 13 hospital visits to the emer- using Kaspersky Lab anti-virus products. gency department so far, Seavey said. Staff time has The US Senate voted to back the plan. also been freed up as a result. nothing to hide The world’s top cyber security experts are divided over whether Russian intelli- Rising care costs gence hijacked Kaspersky software with- MOSCOW: Moscow-based Kaspersky out its knowledge or whether the firm or This is good news for taxpayers. As the care Lab will ask independent parties to review provider, Element’s budget comes from the state-fund- one of its employees were complicit. the security of its anti-virus software, Israeli intelligence officials said they ed Medicare Programs of All Inclusive Care for the which the US government has said could Elderly (PACE), which aims to keep people living inde- had found Russian government hackers jeopardize national security, citing con- pendently, instead of going to a nursing home. Care using Kaspersky antivirus software to steal cerns over Kremlin influence and hijacking costs will inevitably rise as people live longer lives. spy secrets from the US National Security by Russian spies. People aged 80 and older account for a third of all the Agency, according to reports this month in Kaspersky, which research firm Gartner Medicare spending in the United States, according to a major US media. Kaspersky has repeatedly ranks as one of the world’s top cyber secu- 2015 report by the Kaiser Family Foundation. denied those allegations, saying it has not Care Coach’s 30-year-old founder, Victor Wang, was rity vendors for consumers, said in a state- ment that it would submit the source code helped Russia or other governments inspired by the experience of his own family, who were engage in espionage and that it is simply living in the United States and trying to care for his of its software and future product updates for review by a broad cross-section of caught up in a wider geopolitical spat grandmother, who was living alone in Taiwan. “She was between Moscow and Washington follow- very lonely, she got depressed and then she was diag- computer security experts and government ing allegations Russian hackers interfered could help alleviate concerns about future source code for the products already out nosed with dementia,” said Wang, who said the avatars officials. in last year’s US elections. security gaps, but that the company had a there, that matches the actual installed have also been used to monitor hospital patients. It also vowed to have outside parties The Kremlin also denies the allegations. lot of work to do to restore confidence. code base,” Joffe told Reuters. The com- The pets - users can choose between a dog or a cat review other aspects of its business, Some researchers have pointed to the Former NSA director Michael Hayden pany said it would open “transparency - are voiced by staff in the Philippines, who can see and including software development. Reviews company’s problems in the United States hear users and voice the pets’ responses with a text-to- of its software, which is used on some 400 called Kaspersky’s action “a dramatic step centers” in Asia, Europe and the United as an example of the growing speech system. Richards doesn’t keep a strict routine, million computers worldwide, will begin by forward, but not necessarily sufficient.” States where customers, governments and so will talk to her pet at any hour of the day and night. the first quarter of next year, it said. Balkanization of the cyber security indus- Rodney Joffe, senior vice president at others can access results of the outside The data helps care staff monitor sleeping patterns, “We’ve nothing to hide,” Chairman and try, which is making it harder to fight online identity management firm Neustar reviews and discuss any concerns about which contributes to good health. Richards has been CEO Eugene Kaspersky said yesterday. cross-border crime. and an advisor to the US Federal the security of Kaspersky products. It also told she will be allowed to keep her pet as long as Bella “With these actions we’ll be able to over- Communications Commission, said said it would expand a program where it continues to help her with her health. “She is so cute. I come mistrust and support our commit- Restoring confidence Kaspersky must show it has fixed all exist- pays independent security researchers to can hear her purring when she’s sleeping,” said ment to protecting people in any country US cyber security experts and former ing vulnerabilities, not just guarded against find security vulnerabilities in its products, Richards. —Reuters on our planet.” officials said the move by Kaspersky to new ones. boosting the maximum award size to Kaspersky did not name the outside open its software up for expert review “A good start would be a release of the $100,000 from $5,000. —Reuters Established 1961 23 Health Tuesday, October 24, 2017 12 major cities to buy zero emissions buses from 2025 A joint ‘fossil-fuel-free streets declaration’ OSLO: Twelve major cities including London, Paris, Los Seattle and Auckland. Zero emissions areas could mean Angeles and Cape Town promised yesterday to buy more parks, pedestrian areas or roads where only elec- only zero-emissions buses from 2025 and to make tric or hydrogen-powered vehicles could enter to make major areas free of fossil fuel emissions by 2030 to cities more attractive places to live. They did not define protect the environment. The 12, with a combined pop- how big “major areas” would be. Barcelona Mayor Ada ulation of almost 80 million, said they would promote Colau, for instance, said the city was aiming to add 165 walking, cycling and the use of public transport under a hectares (408 acres) of green space in coming years, joint “fossil-fuel-free streets declaration”. Many cities extend bike lanes and cut the number of trips by private are setting tougher environmental goals than govern- vehicles by a fifth. ments to limit air pollu- Seattle Mayor Tim tion and to achieve the Burgess said the plan goals of the 2015 Paris demonstrated “the pow- climate agreement to er of cities to lead on cli- curb greenhouse gas mate.” C40 estimated emissions. Cities promise that there were 59,000 “Air pollution caused buses of all types oper- by petrol and diesel ‘major’ fossil ating on the streets of vehicles is killing millions the 12 cities. Among of people in cities fuel free areas them, London says it has around the world,” Paris the largest electric bus Mayor Anne Hidalgo said fleet in Europe, with in a statement. “The more than 2,500 hybrid same emissions are also electric buses made by causing climate change.” China’s BYD and The mayors, part of the C40 group of cities which is Britain’s Alexander Dennis. In an expanding market, seeking to slow global warming, said they would “pro- other makers include Volvo , Mercedes-Benz Daimler cure only zero-emissions buses from 2025 and ensure and Proterra Inc. Caroline Watson, an expert in low- PARIS: Quito’s Mayor Mauricio Rodas, Cap’s Mayor Patricia De Lille, Tokyo’s governor Yuriko Koike, Los that major areas of their city are zero emissions by emission vehicles at C40, told Reuters the declaration Angeles’ Mayor Eric Garcetti, Paris’ Mayor Anne Hidalgo, New York’s Mayor Michael Blumberg, 2030.” was meant as “a clear commitment in writing to raise Barcelona’s Mayor Ada Colau, Milan’s Mayor Giuseppe Sala and Auckland’s Mayor Phil Goff pose during Other cities signing up were Copenhagen, the bar and give a signal to the private sector” to C40 Cities Climate summit in Paris yesterday. —AFP Barcelona, Quito, Vancouver, Mexico City, Milan, encourage greener investments in cities. —Reuters

of inadequate access to water, which is mostly under the majority support needed for it to pass. Greenpeace Israel’s water Israeli control in the occupied West Bank. Israel has More than 1.3 and other activists said they had attained the signature said it has supplied more water than required under threshold to require a formal response from the interim peace deals. European Commission-one million names from at least worries return Under discussion for a possible long-term solu- million demand seven countries-in a record time of five months. The cit- tion to Israel’s water problem is the construction of izens initiative also called on the EU only to base deci- sions using peer-reviewed research and stop allowing JERUSALEM: It was a source of national pride - an additional desalination plant, an industry official weedkiller ban said. A similar facility in Israel has cost more $400 chemical companies to decide which research labs carry technology and discipline besting a crippling lack of out studies. water. But four years of drought have overtaxed million. Several new reservoirs to catch rain and flood waters could also relieve some pressure as a BRUSSELS: Activists yesterday handed the EU a peti- “The system in Europe is neither transparent nor Israel’s unmatched array of desalination and waste- independent,” Riss said. The weedkiller deadlock in the quick, $60 million fix, the official said, asking to tion signed by more than 1.3 million people calling for a water treatment plants, choking its most fertile EU has dragged on since June 2016, when its previous remain anonymous due to the political sensitivity of European ban on the weedkiller glyphosate, produced regions and catching the government off-guard. “No by chemicals giant Monsanto and others, over fears it 15-year licence expired, and an 18-month extension was the subject. one imagined we would face a sequence of arid causes cancer. The petition was given to the European granted. The commission earlier this year recommended years like this, because it never happened before,” Just a few years ago Israel, a country two-thirds Commission, the execu- renewing the license said Uri Schor, spokesman for Israel’s Water arid, declared an end to the water shortages that tive of the 28-nation EU after the European Food Authority. hounded it for decades. A longstanding nationwide which has recommended Safety Authority (EFSA) The Sea of Galilee, technically a lake near the bor- awareness campaign ceased and Israelis could take the license for the herbi- ruled that glyphosate der with Syria, is forecast to hit its lowest level ever long showers and water their gardens. There was even cide be renewed for ten should not be classified before winter rains come, despite the fact that talk of exporting surplus water to its neighbors. This years in mid-December. The system in as a carcinogen. But the pumping there was massively reduced. Underground came as a result of a massive investment drive which “The first action is for Europe is neither ruling has failed to ease aquifers, the other main freshwater source, are near- saw Israel put 15 billion shekels ($4.3 billion) in its the European concerns among member ing levels that will turn them salty. How to cope with national water grid and sewage treatment centers. The Commission not to reau- transparent nor states and among the the crisis is becoming an increasingly touchy subject commercial sector invested another 7 billion shekels thorize glyphosate,” public. in Israel. Proposed cuts to water use for the coming into the construction of five desalination plants. Greenpeace EU director independent Opponents of year, more than 50 percent in some areas, prompted Supply issues are being hardest felt among farm- Jorgo Riss told reporters glyphosate, led by vehement opposition from farmers, who already face ers in the northern tip of Israel, the region where after handing the peti- Greenpeace, point to research from the World tough restrictions and would have been the hardest Dubi Amitay, a fourth-generation farmer and presi- tion to commissioners. Health Organization that hit. The government quickly backtracked. dent of the Israel Farmers Federation, lives. Amitay “This would mean a de facto ban of glyphosate in Europe,” Riss added. concludes it may be carcinogenic, and are calling for an In the Middle East, one of the most vulnerable said the shortage had made him decide to dry out European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas outright ban. A 2016 review carried out by other WHO regions to climate change, water is also the subject 3,700 acres of land, which will take a toll on future harvests. His home region of eastern Galilee, a lush told a news conference that commissioners invited the experts and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization of wider tensions. Intense pressure on already said “glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk swath of land between the coast and the Golan activists to explain “their ideas in more depth” while the scarce water resources could lead to an increase in to humans from exposure through the diet”. Monsanto Heights, could lose up to 500 million shekels this European Parliament will hold public hearings in the migration and the risk of conflict, the World Bank has next few weeks. maintains glyphosate “meets or exceeds all require- season, he said. The lack of reliable waters supply warned. Syria and Jordan depend on some of the Experts from the 28 member states are due to vote ments for full renewal under European law and regula- same water sources as Israel, which as added to ten- leaves farmers with deep uncertainty. “Will we have on the commission recommendation on Wednesday, but tion” and charged that the renewal procedure has in sions in the past. Palestinians have long complained water or not?,” he said. —Reuters Greenpeace said it is unclear whether Brussels will get “many respects been hijacked by populism.” —AFP 24 Established 1961 What’s On Tuesday, October 24, 2017 ICSK - Khaitan observes Healthy Food Week

Establishing healthy habits in the early years provides children a strong foundation for good health and well-being throughout their lives. To inculcate this, tiny trots of ICSK Khaitan observed ‘Healthy Food Week’ from the 8th to the 12th of October 2017. This is an annually observed event to improve the health and wellness of the students and to make them aware the link between nutrition, physical activity and learning. Children brought various food items according to the given schedule. They decorated the class rooms aesthetically with charts and banners. While enjoying variety of salads and steamed food items, students were learning the importance of healthy food. Teachers insisted on not to skip the breakfast as it is the food that has long term health benefits. They also told that by not skipping breakfast we can reduce obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. Diversified activi- ties organized by the students were appreciated by one and all. Parents were also involved enthusiastically and provided a great support to make the food week a great success.

Ibn Arabi band at Peace Festival night

On the third night of the 2nd Peace Festival organized by LOYAC’s Academy for Performance Arts (LAPA), the Ibn Arabi band and Abdullah Al-Mansouri Al-Khalee’ attract- ed a large number of people at the Shaheed Park’s amphitheatre. The concert was also attended by a delegation from the Moroccan embassy to Kuwait led by ambassador, Mohammed Al-Idirsis. The band was fully dressed in Moroccan folkloric attire playing enchanting music accompanying Al-Khalee’s songs of lyrics written by prominent Sufi poets such as Ibn Al-Faredh, Rabe’a Al-Adawiya and Saadi. Both the band founder, Ahmed Al-Khalee’ and the singer Abdullah expressed happiness to perform before a Kuwaiti audience noting that they really appreciate this form of art.

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CROSSWORD 1743 STAR TRACK

Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

You are in a mood of self-enjoyment and can appreciate your own better Real-estate investments offer lucrative rewards but at some risk. You will be qualities. Circumstances can throw you into positions where you must use your mind and spending most of your time today studying such investments. Talking to co-workers and deal with communications—repair of radio or computer equipment or detective work. looking at houses after the workday is over may put you in a good position for finding that You may deal with education, psychology, spiritual enlightenment or teaching principles future home for which you and your loved ones have been searching. This is also a good and techniques. Creative ideas will have greater meaning just now. You may be very time to secure your professional position. Family and home are the big focus now. Old famil- expressive in speaking or communicating. Others will understand just what you mean. iar patterns will undergo permanent changes. Time flows in one direction only and you are You love to communicate and discuss ideas with other people. Your ideas are usually fair determined to create the most positive of times. You are appreciative of your place in life and impartial, especially when it comes to other people and the social scene. You are at and you aim to show your appreciation to your loved ones. Romance, recreation and cre- your mental best today. ativity take on an inspirational quality this evening.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

This is a significant day; the energies are not too lazy or too stressful. Your mind is quick and sharp and your words are the only tools you will need There is time for accomplishing tasks or setting things up to work in your favor. for now. Tune up your lie detector and cull out the working partners or co-workers that Educational matters may be high on your priority list now. You may even be considering want something for nothing. You have insight into what is real and a careful tongue that will the job of tutoring someone else in order to make a little extra income. Intense—passion- help you get your message across in the most successful of ways. Secrets have a short half- ate feelings and drive will be at your command for a long time. You want to accomplish life around you—you have them out in a wink of an eye. You are brilliant when it comes to things and get others to do the same. Take time to smell the flowers. You could find your- insights into other people’s psychologies or your own. There are plenty of opportunities to self driven to dig and search deep within the human passions, deep in the psyche. Close get into some deep conversations with those you love this afternoon. You enjoy finding new personal ties to other people are a focal point for your feelings—marriage and other avenues of inner growth and this may include taking a creative or continuing education class partnerships could be a key arena for this. Finances are boosted tonight. with your loved one. Your intuition will guide you.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Although you will find an overall increase in your finances this month, you You may find that both your personal growth and your career depend upon may also find an increased urge to spend. Less is sometimes better—every how you can handle some sensitive material that may be coming up now month may not fare so well. Savings and investments should take uppermost attention between co-workers. You will benefit from analytical insights, getting to the truth of a mat- ACROSS 81. Woody climber of southeastern United now. Consider that your financial earnings could be best found in the medical or health ter, penetrating. Your mind is clear and your thoughts will bring a sharp focus to any difficult 1. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock States having white flowers in compound food fields. At this time, you may consider travel to a foreign land, especially if your job is situation at this time. It should be easy to organize your thoughts—communication of all exchange. terminal clusters. in import-export. There is a greater than usual interest in social connections and the arts. kinds can be furthered. Your thoughts count—use your mind—communicate. Take time for 4. Genus of tropical American epiphytic 82. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar to Seeing both sides of an issue—and figuring out resolutions to opposing views—take on a lunch break away from your business—whether you are at home or in an office. Organize orchids having striking axillary racemes of but heavier than beer. more importance in your life. The ideal partnership, the perfect balance, the highest stan- periods of recreation with family and friends. By organizing your time creatively, you can yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long dards of truth and beauty are some of the things that quicken your pulse. accommodate your needs and those of others. slender sepals and warty lips. DOWN 11. Ratio of the opposite side to the 1. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the hypotenuse. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 15. (in golf) The standard number of strokes sale of petroleum. set for each hole on a golf course, or for the 2. Thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry Meeting yourself in another person is a subject you may ponder at this time. You may not feel as though you are clear with your instructions to others . . . entire course. and Pipturus albidus. Relationships—romantic, business, social—are the areas where this may be Perhaps you are not as familiar with some product as you would like. Consider 3. Decapod having eyes on short stalks and 16. Ring or echo with sound. played. Coming to know the other person and what causes ties that bind two people helps a little research as well as requesting some hands-on study. This makes it much easier to a broad flattened carapace with a small 17. Having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature you to a better understanding of yourself. It’s easy in theory, but it’s only in practice that it explain or answer questions. There are also times that you get so busy you may not realize abdomen folded under the thorax and pin- especially as specified. comes to mean anything real—so practice until you get it right! You will be able to use you have not been clear. Take turns to ask questions and discover how you can clarify or 18. A federal agency established to coordi- cers. your finely tuned skills and expertise to solve problems and feel successful. Figuring things enlighten others. Take time to write down one or two words that will help you remember nate programs aimed at reducing pollution 4. A decorative pin worn by women. out, spotting the fly in the ointment and separating the sheep from the goats begin to take where you were when you do become distracted or interrupted. There are good practical and protecting the environment. 5. A period during which something or on a special appeal for you. The difficulties, blocks, all other heated situations will smooth job-related thoughts and ideas this afternoon. Ideas for enlarging your living space may 19. Any of several seeds that yield oil. somebody is dominant or powerful. out nicely when you take the controls. You are humble but secure. include some recently learned building techniques. 20. Open-heart surgery in which the rib 6. In a state of sleep. cage is opened and a section of a blood 7. An internationally recognized distress vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coro- signal in radio code. Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) nary artery to bypass the blocked section 8. A city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the coronary artery and improve the of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end You seem to be in charge of some new project this Tuesday. A solid plan There is a growing self-confidence and outgoing attitude—the constant blood supply to the heart. of the Suez Canal. needs developing very early. Make it as simple and practical as possible, inward examination and learning will soon come to a close. You have a growing sense of 21. Any of various types of cabbage. 9. A disposition to remain inactive or inert. especially if there are going to be several hands in the making of the end result. If you need direction and self-worth and will find the urge strong to reach out and establish yourself. 23. A lustrous gray strong metallic element 10. A condition (mostly in boys) character- a loan, today brings high probabilities of having a loan granted to you. Refinement and This is a period of great social involvement—especially with neighbors and brothers or sis- resembling titanium. ized by behavioral and learning disorders. relationships are the keys to emotional satisfaction for you on the home front. Discussions ters. Learning and teaching seems to satisfy an important need and being more in touch 25. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfec- 11. Cereal grass widely cultivated for its about education may draw your attention and you give thought to how society goes about with other people gives you a sense of belonging. You may have the urge to overspend or tions of the skin. grain. educating the young. Close personal ties to people are a focal point for your feelings— indulge too much just now. Careful-you could be guiding a young person today and may 27. An official language of the Republic of 12. The eighth month of the civil year. marriage and other partnerships could be a key arena for this. You may become more want to set an example. You will prosper by diving in and following a plan to help you South Africa. 13. The compass point that is one point east actively involved on a social level, taking a bigger part in collective events. accomplish your goals—making your dreams real. 29. The fourth month of the Hindu calendar. of northeast. 32. An informal term for a father. 14. At or constituting a border or edge. 33. (Greek mythology) The Titan who was 22. Found along western Atlantic coast. Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) father of Atlas and Epimetheus and 24. A commercial city in northern Japan on Prometheus in ancient mythology. western Hokkaido. After a busy weekend you are ready to return to the work world. Time away A period of great mental activity and heightened communication with oth- 37. One of the jointed appendages of an 26. An official prosecutor for a judicial dis- ers begins now. Intellectualism, the idea of being smart as a fox, has a special animal used for locomotion or grasping. trict. from regular responsibilities gives you new insight and renewed appreciation of just where you are in life. A business luncheon goes well. Do something physical before returning to appeal to you just now. Mental discipline and patience are outstanding as you enter into a 39. The lean flesh of a fish that is often 28. An association of people to promote the work this afternoon—it can give you a lot of extra energy as well as sharpen your mental new cycle. Thinking things through, accounting for all the details and making careful meas- farmed. welfare of senior citizens. urements keep your mind active and involved. An interest in health and work may come to 30. North American bluebirds. activity. There could be an offer for a part-time activity that could bring you substantial 40. A strong emotion. earnings—consider this carefully. Refinement and relationships are the keys to emotional the top of your to-do list. Once you set yourself to a task, it is virtually impossible to dis- 31. Someone who walks at a leisurely pace. 41. A woman's headscarf folded into a tri- satisfaction for you. Harmony and beauty are deeply satisfying—and the lack of them can tract you. The more you want to turn a dream into a reality, the more successful you 34. Showing fear and lack of confidence. angle and tied under the chine. be emotionally unsettling. If you say yes to many activities, it could make life exhausting so become. Others could use you as a mentor! Checking off your accomplishments as the day 44. (British) A worker in an inn or public 35. A family of Ural-Altaic languages. do not spread yourself too thin. moves along gives you a feeling of achievement. house who serves customers and does vari- 36. Detected by instinct or inference rather ous chores. than by recognized perceptual cues. 46. (Norse mythology) One of the Aesir 38. Fertility goddess in ancient Greek Wordsearch Puzzle Yesterday’s Solution known for his beauty and skill with bow mythology. and skis. 42. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked 47. Suggestive of the supernatural. on a skewer usually with vegetables. 50. A bar or bars of rolled steel making a 43. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cov- track along which vehicles can roll. er of some seeds that develops from the 51. A German art song of the 19th century ovule stalk and partially or entirely for voice and piano. envelopes the seed. 53. Dwell (archaic). 45. Sacred writings of Orthodox Judaism. 54. A song that was formerly popular. 48. A graphic character used in ideography. 55. American professional baseball player 49. Suggestive of the supernatural. who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth 52. A religious doctrine that is proclaimed (born in 1934). as true without proof. 57. Very attentive or observant. 56. An embroidered rug made from a 59. Being one hundred more than three coarse Indian felt. hundred. 58. A small drum with one head of soft calf- 60. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic skin. element. 62. Informal or slang terms for mentally 61. A Japanese supervisor. irregular. 64. Pasture grass of plains of South 63. Greek mythology. America and western North America. 65. Tear down so as to make flat with the 69. A member of an agricultural people of ground. southern India. 66. Title for a civil or military leader (espe- 72. Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats. cially in Turkey). 73. Earlier in time. 67. A river in northern England that flows 75. Committee formed by a special-interest southeast through West Yorkshire. group to raise money for their favorite 68. (Akkadian) Father of the gods and con- political candidates. sort of Tiamat. 76. The residue that remains when some- 70. An open sore on the back of a horse thing is burned. caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted sad- 77. Tuberous or rhizomatous perennial dle. herbs. 71. The highest level or degree attainable. 79. Any of various trees of the genus 74. A self-funded retirement plan that Ulmus. allows you to contribute a limited yearly 80. A beverage made by steeping tea sum toward your retirement. leaves in water. 78. Being nine more than ninety.

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1075 Doha 12:10 QTR 1083 Doha 23:20 FEG 933 Sohag 12:55 FDB 071 Dubai 23:35 RBG 554 Alexandria 12:10 PIA 240 Sialkot 23:35 MSR 610 Cairo 13:00 THY 764 Istanbul 23:45 MSC 404 Asyut 12:15 KAC 411 Bangkok 23:35 28 Established 1961 Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Lifestyle Gossip Amal Clooney faced sexual harassment at work

Following the allegations that producer Harvey Weinstein harassed and and I didn’t really buy into that. “But I will say that somebody knew and if assaulted several women over three decades, George, 56, revealed that there was a reporter that sat on a story for years and didn’t write it, I want to human rights lawyer Amal, 39, has had similar situations in her own line of know why because I would have liked to know to these stories. And if there work. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, he said: “She’s faced those exact was a newspaper of a website that had this information that investigated it, kinds of situations in law. It’s everywhere and so it needs to be addressed as I’d like to see how much ad money they got from Miramax or from the if it’s a problem for all of us. And we have to take it on full force because the Weinstein Company. “I want to know who took women up to a hotel room kind of assault that we’re talking about now is - it’s so infuriating that this and then left them there for Harvey. I want to know who did that. Harvey’s was allowed to go on as long as it did.” George also insisted that those who gonna get his and deserves it. But there’s other people involved in this and helped Harvey, 65, to cover up his decades of harassment need to also face the whole culture of this is gonna have to stop.” the consequences. He said: “Harvey would talk about women that he’d, you know, gone out with. I didn’t really necessarily believe that because to believe that would believe bad things about actresses that I know and like, Reid Perry recovering after Joan Rivers wrote to undergoing emergency surgery The ‘If I Die Young’ singer was rushed to UCLA Emergency Department in Los Angeles, California, where he underwent Kathy Bates an operation to remove his appendix. The 28-year-old musi- cian documented his treatment on social media, sharing pic- tures and video of himself in his hospital bed, writing: “Appendectomy ... Under the knife.” Reid posted a picture to console her of himself in a hospital gown, saying: “Getting bored while going crazy ... I keep thinking about that opening scene from TWD [‘The Walking Dead’.] The ‘Comeback Kid’ star also joked: “I never get sick, but when I do they take away body parts.” He later shared two short videos of his medical ID tag being cut of and confirmed he had been, “Discharged.” His brother and bandmate Neil Perry wrote on Instagram: “So thankful that my brother is feeling better after a mild health scare. “Family is the most important thing in this world. and I can’t say enough about how much I respect and look up to my big brother. He’s the strongest person I kno [sic] ... He rides out every situation life throws at him with strength and calm.” The band - which also features 34-year- old sister Kimberly - are set to release their third album My Bad Imagination later this year. Gigi kept details Meek Mill’s

The notoriously bitchy comedian - who died in 2014 of Maybelline at the age of 81 after suffering a heart attack during assault charge a routine medical procedure - rarely apologised for her acid tongue. But fans will see a softer side to her in new book ‘Joan Rivers Confidential’, according to make-up The New York Post newspaper. The autobiography thrown out - written by Joan’s daughter Melissa Rivers and friend-and-publicist Scott Currie - will feature pri- range secret The 30-year-old rapper was arrested in March and charged vate letters belonging to the ‘Fashion Police’ star, with misdemeanor assault after allegedly having a physical sent by the likes of Meryl Streep. One of the notes The 22-year-old model recently launched her beauty line altercation with someone who tried to get a picture of him at to be made public in the book was written by Joan St. Louis International Airport in Missouri. However, his to ‘American Horror Story’ star Kathy, after she was with the cosmetics giant, and the star has revealed no one knew about the project, not even sister Bella Hadid, 21, only lawyer Joe Tacopina told TMZ that he struck a deal for upset by the comic’s joke that the movie version of Meek to perform community service at the Veterans the ‘Titanic’ wouldn’t have sunk if Kathy had not Maybelline New York’s Global Make-up Artist Erin Parsons, although she “wished” she could have announced the news Association in Philadelphia, in return for having the charges been onboard. Joan wrote to Kathy: “The fact that dropped. And it was recently revealed that Meek’s arrest people even know our names is a gift from God so sooner. Speaking about the top-secret venture to PEOPLE, the blonde beauty said: “When I landed in London on the record will be cleared in his reckless driving case if he stays relax, enjoy your fame and SMILE. “Please know out of trouble for six months. The star was charged with that I am a loyal, devoted, longtime fan of yours. tour for my Tommy Hilfiger line [in September], we had to go straight to a radio show. We had to pretty much do hair reckless endangerment after allegedly riding a motorbike (P.S. I also took your side in ‘Misery.’) Love and irresponsibly in New York without a helmet, in August. Kisses, Joan XOXO. (sic)” Meryl Streep and other and make-up for the show in the tiniest bathroom you’ve ever seen. Erin did my make-up with the Jetsetter palette Witnesses are said to have alerted the New York Police celebrities including Tom Hanks, David Letterman Department to a group of people who were doing wheelies and Bo Derek have also given permission for their but she couldn’t say it because it wasn’t announced yet. We were talking about it after - how she wished she could tell and riding dangerously along the street, and Meek was private letters to Joan to be published. Meryl wrote: arrested after being identified from social media. Sources “Stephen Hawking and I could do a show about people what we used.” But the catwalk icon has revealed she had “the most fun” making the line because she knew told the publication the hip hop star was held for question- black holes, and then, I could disappear into one, a ing in an Upper Manhattan Precinct following the alleged star collapsing in upon itself until it becomes at once exactly what products she wanted to include in the collec- day to night just by adding a lip or liner at the end of the tion, which is split into two categories East Coast Glam day. “I travel [so much] for work and I never want to pack incident. According to fans, Meek posted videos on his invisible and incomparably dense.” Joan’s most catty Instagram Stories of dirt bikes doing wheelies down the comments will be celebrated in the book, including inspired by New York City, and West Coast Glow that is and unpack my make-up bag all the time. I look up to girls influenced by the California beach vibe. She continued: who can wake up in the morning and do a full face of make- street. Earlier this year, Meek was said to be heartbroken her joke about Jennifer Aniston: “Even if she does following his split from Nicki Minaj, who he dated for become pregnant, Angelina [Jolie] will get the baby.” “What was the most fun was that I knew what I wanted to up and look amazing. But I just can’t put on all that make- do from the get-go and Maybelline was so supportive of me up and make it look good.” around two years from 2015 to 2017. Speaking about their making products I couldn’t always find shopping for myself. relationship, he previously said: “It was a win. I got Nicki “I wanted to make a collection [with products] that are easy when I was ... like I came up. I always wanted Nicki my to use, easy to put on and [can create] looks that work from whole life. I used to talk ... remember I had the rap about it. I bagged that. So that was a win of course. “Of course break- ing up with anyone you love is a loss. Period. Game time. Want me to make up a lie or something? It’s so easy to tell Kate Mara desperate to the truth now.” chop off all of her hair

The 34-year-old actress has admitted that same regime “every single day”. She she has only ever drastically changed her explained: “I do the same thing every single hairstyle for a movie role, and because she is day and night. It’s really simple. When I “obsessed” with short hair at the moment, wake up in the morning, all I do, besides she is keen to hack off her locks, but she rinse my face off, is put on moisturizer. I won’t be able to carry out the extreme can’t leave the house without doing that. makeover any time soon because of her job. And, I always put on an SPF after that, Speaking to E! News, she said: “Every time because we are in California and my skin is I’ve done something to my hair it’s for a role. so fair. That’s it. “When I’m not working, I Forever, I had hair down to my a**. It had just do my best to keep it really simple. It’s never been dyed before. Everyone was like better for your skin that way. “My make-up ‘We love the fact you have this hippie-like bag is really simple. “I’ve been using the long hair’...Now, I’m obsessed with short same make-up remover towelettes for ever - hair. Right now, I feel like I’m dying to chop like fifteen years now. They’re Ponds. I use it all off, but I can’t for work reasons. I think that religiously. I also use Koh Gen Do...It it’s fun. The season is changing and we’re feels like you’re just using water. You don’t always shifting...Your hair is such a big part have to scrub to get the mascara or eyelin- of expressing yourself. “Beyond. I’ve been er.” But Kate will experiment more with her growing it out now, because I didn’t know style for a red carpet event. what I was going to be working on, but I had a feeling that I was going to playing somebody that was going to have long hair.” And the ‘Fantastic Four’ star has admitted she “hates” having hair extensions, and put- ting in false hair pieces is “torture” for her. She said: “I hate having extensions. It’s like torture to me, so I’m growing it out naturally, but still looking for any reason to chop it off.” Kate has revealed her beauty routine is “really simple”, and she had carried out the Established 1961 29

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Lifestyle Gossip Melissa believes Jeremy modeling played part in marriage ending

The 38-year-old was married to the tattooed hunk for have been a part of what happened.” The 33-year-old star almost 10 years before the pair announced their divorce ear- shot to fame after his mug shot surfaced on social media, lier this month, after she saw images of the model locking which swiftly saw him propelled into the fashion business lips with businessman Sir Philip Green’s daughter Chloe and grace the runway for designer brands including Philipp Green on a boat in Turkey last year, and the blonde beauty Plein. But before Jeremy’s infidelity was made public Melissa thinks her ex partner’s “new career path” caused the pair to has claimed she had “no indication” the blue-eyed heart- “distance”. Speaking on ITV’s ‘This Morning’ on Monday throb wanted to break up with her and was looking for about her relationship, Melissa said: “This new career path another girlfriend. She said: “He would get compliments all that he was on, he started to do a lot of travelling and unfor- the time. ‘Oh your eyes, you are very handsome’. Of course tunately I wasn’t able to go with him on a lot of things. So I he is an amazing looking man. feel that probably pulled some distance between us. I wouldn’t say that was the cause but I definitely feel it could

Lili Reinhart Gerard Bob Dylan sorry for racially Butler ready paid tribute to insensitive to start his late friend Halloween tweet a family Tom Petty Dylan, 76, performed the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers hit during the encore at his concert at the 1STBANK Centre in Broomfield, Denver on Saturday night, the day after what would have been Tom’s 67th birthday. Tom died aged 66 on October 2 after being rushed to UCLA hospital in Santa Monica, California, following a cardiac arrest and was laid to rest at the Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine in Pacific Palisade on October 16. Following his friend and former bandmate’s death Bob said in a statement to Rolling Stone: “It’s shocking, crushing news. I thought the world of Tom. He was a great performer, full of the light, a friend, and I’ll never forget him.” The pair toured together in the 80s and were also co- members of super-group the Traveling Wilburys, along with late Beatles star George Harrison, ELO’s Jeff Lynne and ‘Pretty Woman’ singer Roy Orbison. Petty and Lynne co-wrote ‘Learning To Fly’ in 1991 While the 47-year-old actor says he has no time for a per- for the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album ‘Into sonal life right now, he intends to become a father within the the Great Wide Open’. next five years, explaining that it is “about time”. He told PEOPLE: “I have no personal life. In five years I want to be in a relationship. I’d love to have one or two kids — it’s about time. “I want to be more run by my personal life than my career.” Although Gerard currently lives in Malibu, California, he would love to move to North Carolina and spend more time exploring nature. He said: “My stomach aches when I think about nature and adventure. I have a The ‘Riverdale’ actress shared a picture of a demon with a and has credited the show for not only giving her a “steady place out in Malibu right now but [in five years], I want to painted black face on her Twitter account, saying that she job” as an actress, but for also “completely saving” her life have a place in North Carolina or somewhere that I spend had found her dream Halloween costume, but she quickly after she fell into a deep depression. Taking to Twitter, Lili more time in nature.” Meanwhile, Gerard and his on/off girl- deleted the tweet after facing backlash. She originally said: “I cried tears of joy. In that moment I became a work- friend Morgan Brown split in August after a “make or break” wrote: “Found my Halloween costume!! Inspired by the col- ing actress with a steady job. Something I had been work- holiday to Mexico, and some of the actor’s pals believe he or of my soul (sic).” Although Lili quickly deleted the tweet, ing towards for 7 years... “And now here we are, gearing up just “couldn’t commit” to a relationship with the brunette screenshots were shared on social media, with gossip to film season 2. And I could not be more grateful. beauty. A friend said: “Gerry just isn’t ready to settle down. blogger Perez Hilton sharing the post and writing: “For “‘Riverdale’ came into my life when I was going through He thought Morgan might have been the right person at the those curious. She was joking about doing blackface for the worst depression I had ever experienced. And in the right time but it wasn’t to be. “He’s told his friends he just Halloween.” Lili, 21, was quick to acknowledge her mistake end it completely saved me. (sic)” And the blonde beauty couldn’t commit. Gerry loves Morgan but it wasn’t working. and she wrote on Twitter: “I did not mean for my tweet to went on to encourage other people who are falling into “He has been away filming and he thought it would be better come off that way. I can see how it was interpreted as depression to never “give up” on themselves and to focus if they went their separate ways. They went away to Mexico being insensitive, completely. I saw the pic on a Halloween on their mental health. She continued: “Since it’s mental to see if it would work out but they both saw it would be Instagram and didn’t think it would be interpreted as being health awareness month, I figured it would be good to best they moved on.” While the pair have called time on racially insensitive. “I apologize. Never meant any harm. I share that. I worked my ass off to make a living out of what their romance, some friends of the ‘300’ star - who has pre- can see how it could’ve been misinterpreted (sic).” I love “And when I’m feeling depressed or sad, I remind viously been romantically linked to the likes of Jennifer Meanwhile, earlier this year, Lili - who is reportedly dating myself how far I’ve come. And how I didn’t let my depres- Aniston and Jessica Biel - aren’t sure he will ever settle co-star Cole Sprouse - revealed she was suffering “the sion consume me...” down. The pal added: “Some of Gerry’s friends have given worst depression” before being cast in ‘Riverdale’. The up on thinking he would ever settle down. He is having too actress stars as Betty Cooper in the CW television series, much fun.” Gerard and Morgan are thought to have separat- ed last November and she was then spotted having a stroll with Liev Schreiber, following his split from Naomi Watts after 11 years. Aniston hates someone’s Prince Harry will propose to fragrance rub Meghan Markle next month

Susan Devere has seen a vision in which the 33-year-old Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to confirm they are off on her prince will get down on one knee in November to ask the expecting a baby in April 2018.” Susan is well known for her ‘Suits’ star for her hand in marriage, and after accepting his medium talents after seeing many visions which came true, proposal the pair will tie the knot next year. She said: “There including New York’s Twin Towers collapsing before terror- The 48-year-old actress - who created her first scent in should be an announcement about Harry getting engaged. I ists struck the iconic building on September 11, 2011. She 2011 - has recently released her latest fragrance titled saw the month of November for an engagement and I saw also predicted Brexit - Britain’s decision to leave the Chapter One, and the star has admitted there is nothing next summer/ spring will be the wedding.” The psychic is European Union - and Donald Trump being elected as the worse than entering a confined space and coming out confident Harry and Meghan, 36, will marry after his brother US President. Last week, it was suggested Harry could “loaded with some really horrible scent”. She explained: “No Prince William’s wife Duchess Catherine gives birth to the break with tradition by purchasing a large, clear diamond one wants to go into an elevator and then walk out smelling couple’s third child in April 2018. She told Daily Star Online: engagement ring for Meghan. While the pair - who have like someone else! That’s something I have a pet peeve “I don’t think it will be any later than that. It will be after been dating for more than a year - are yet to get engaged, about: Someone giving you a hug and they’re loaded with Kate Middleton has her baby.” William and Catherine - who such speculation is rife and it is believed the flame-haired some really horrible scent and you’re just like, ‘Oh now I have two kids, Prince George, four, and two-year-old prince is looking to buy a big sparkler with a clear stone for smell like that person for the rest of the day!’ I hate that.” Princess Charlotte - recently confirmed they are expecting the US-born actress. And the ‘Friends’ star has revealed her husband Justin their third child to come along in April. A tweet on the offi- Theroux, 46, had no involvement in her latest venture cial Kensington Palace Twitter account read: “The Duke and because beauty is “not his department”. Speaking about her recent creation, the brunette beauty said: “He’s not involved in this whatsoever. This is not his department. “It’s a feminine mix of florals, citrus and woodsy notes that is captivating and chic but still approachable.” And Jennifer has admitted she has no plans to expand her cosmetics range and launch an after-shave capsule because she is “not big” on men’s cologne. When asked about the possibility of creating a male beauty collection to PEOPLE, the ‘Just Go With It’ star said: “I’m not big on it. “I’ve probably got PTSD from cab rides in New York City that ended in pure suffocation.” And to make sure Jennifer does not feel “overwhelmed” by per- fume she will spray her perfume in the air and run through the midst. Speaking previously about her method of apply- ing the product, she said: “I usually also love to spray it in the air and run through it, so you have a hint of it, but you’re not overwhelmed by it.” 30 Established 1961 Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Lifestyle Features ‘The Walking Dead’ reaches 100th episode milestone For seven seasons, AMC’s “The Walking Dead” has explored The main filming location is on a sprawling lot tucked a world where the dead roam the earth while the living seek behind this small south Georgia town where most of this safety - from other humans as much as from the zombies try- new world has sprouted: Raleigh Studios, a constantly ing to tear into their flesh. There are characters whose faith is evolving set on 140 acres where all sorts of imaginary com- tested but find their grit and fierceness. There are those who munities have been created from scratch. The Heap - an are kissups and latch themselves onto leaders, their will to actual mound of trash filled with all sorts of debris and cars survive stronger than their no newer than 2010 (the pride. Then there are those year the world is said to who seize a newfound have died) - was created in power to terrorize and bul- just three weeks to serve ly. Through it all, it’s often The characters as the domain for Jadis Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, left, and Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes. difficult to discern the dif- (played by Pollyanna ference between who’s are on the McIntosh), who speaks in The first season was shot largely in Atlanta. By the sec- two actors among a crew that considers itself tight-knit. “I good and who’s evil, some- an odd clipped form of ond season, Raleigh Studios in Senoia - about an hour south don’t know if we’ll shoot here again,” Luse said, adding later: thing that evolves and can verge of war English and switches alle- of Atlanta - had been created in this town of about 4,000. “This is a shrine.” Virtually everything is shot on the site. change from moment to giances as fast as charac- Not only does it allow the show to create and keep the com- One exception: The Kingdom, which is shot at Tyler Perry’s moment. ter Michonne can lop off a munities that make up “The Walking Dead,” but it can be studios at nearby Fort McPherson. One of the biggest And now, as the show head with her Katana. constantly reinvented. The spot where Gabriel’s church once advantages and challenges? The grass and shrubs. “Greens approaches its 100th stood? It was torn down and became the dirt circle where help hide a million sins,” Luse said. But they also have to episode, the characters are ‘The dead look’ Season 6 ended with Rick and his crew kneeling before ensure it doesn’t get trimmed or mowed too often. “We have on the verge of war, a bat- The Hilltop, ruled over Negan, the spot where beloved characters Glenn and to constantly recreate that dead look.” tle pitting character Rick Grimes and his band of loyalists by drunkard and chauvinist Gregory (played by Xander Abraham were slain at the end of Negan’s barbed-wire cov- against Negan and the Saviors, mixed in with a few other Berkeley), took nearly four months to create, its 18th century ered bat. No superstars here communities whose allegiances sometimes shift without architecture brick exterior concealing an interior that is basi- And now? It remains vacant. “This is pretty much hal- The show is based on comics created by writer Robert warning. For a full day this spring, AMC invited a small group cally a shell, devoid of any walls. Alexandria, the gated com- lowed ground,” said Tom Luse, the show’s executive produc- Kirkman and artist Tony Moore. The comics are still going of journalists to the set to talk with the actors and crew munity supposedly in northern Virginia, is an actual subdivi- er, as he gave a group of journalists a tour of the studio strong with more than 165 issues so far. In some cases, the involved in the show. Everyone took pains to avoid revealing sion that four real families call home and have to stay clear of grounds. It was a tough scene to shoot, he said, and it was TV show mirrors how it plays out in the comics; in other what was in store in the next season. the film crews that flock there six months out of the year. even tougher to lose not only two beloved characters but instances it veers off on its own course. Even a few charac- ters not seen in the comics find their way on the screen, including Daryl Dixon (played by actor Norman Reedus), a crossbow-wielding character who has proved to be one of the show’s most popular. “We work and live in a bubble. And it’s great that’s the case because no one has changed,” Hurd said. “That’s what is special about this show. Not one person from the (origi- nal) cast all of a sudden thinks they’re some sort of superstar and has a big trailer or an entourage. They’re still in two banger trailers.” When did it start to dawn on them when the show would become a huge success and endure? For Hurd, it was fairly early: Season 2. The characters had escaped to a sprawling farm outside of Atlanta. There was comfort, apparent safety and places nearby to raid for weapons, food and other assorted basics. “The second season was one in which with people arguably could say OK, it slowed down, they’re at the farm, it was focused significantly on character development and the fandom grew,” Hurd said. “And in my mind knowing that there was action to come and there were bigger worlds, more worlds, more characters that if we were building view- ers in Season 2 that it was the kind of trajectory that made Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, left, and Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon. Lennie James portrays Morgan Jones, left, and Andrew Lincoln portrays Rick for a show that could endure.” — AP Grimes in a scene from “The Walking Dead.” — AP photos

The studio expects the film to hold well into next launch ceremony. Brent Black from Virgin weekend due to increased interest because of radio, which featured the official reveal of A scary box Halloween, but it will also face some competition The first ever‘The World the new entertainment destination, hosted. with the horror pic “Jigsaw.” But a slight drop for a The ceremony also included the first per- sequel hardly compares to the catastrophe of formance of The Hunger Games street show office weekend “Geostorm,” a long-delayed $120 million disaster and an exhilarating fireworks show celebrat- epic starring Gerard Butler that only managed to of the Hunger Games’ ing the official opening. open to $13.3 million from North American theaters. Mohamed Almulla, Chief Executive for all but A co-production between Skydance Media and OfficerOf DXB Entertainments PJSC, the Warner Bros. Pictures, “Geostorm” marks the direc- at Motiongate Dubai company that owns Dubai Parks and Resorts torial debut of “Independence Day” producer Dean said, “Dubai has always been home to some Devlin. The film was shot back in late 2014 and lousy of the biggest and most prominent events The first ever World of The Hunger Games tour over the districts on the way to the Tyler Perry test screenings resulted in $15 million of reshoots, and shows in the world. Today, we are proud featuring rides and attractions from the Capitol. pushing back the release over a year and a half. But to launch the latest addition to Dubai Parks It was a spooky weekend at the box office for nearly blockbuster movie franchise was officially the reshoots didn’t seem to help the final product, and Resorts, a first of its kind in the world. everyone but Tyler Perry. Perry’s comedy sequel inaugurated on October 20th at Dubai Parks High-energy show which has been widely panned by critics and The World of The Hunger Games brings an “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween” scared up a healthy and Resorts, the region’s largest integrated Visitors continue their journey with a live, shunned overall by audiences. Those who did turn all-new adventure to MOTIONGATE(tm) $21.7 million in its first weekend in theaters, but the theme park destination. The launch of the high-energy show filled with exciting per- out gave it a B- CinemaScore. Dubai with a variety of rides and attractions, waters were rough for other new openers including World of the Hunger Games completes all cussion from District 12’s coal miners who live shows, a unique food and beverage the disaster epic “Geostorm,” the firefighter drama the rides and attractions at the LIONSGATE come together to entertain guests with the Trouble gaining traction experience in addition to exclusive movie “Only the Brave” and the crime thriller “The Zone, one of the five zones at MOTION- creative use of their work tools in this inter- Another possibly too-timely film, “Only the merchandise. Snowman.” GATE(tm) Dubai, and is the latest addition active musical extravaganza. Peeta’s Bakery Brave,” about the Granite Mountain Hotshots who Guests can enjoy the new rides and to the Hollywood-inspired theme park. inspired by PeetaMellark, one of the main took on the June 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, also failed to attractions while creating unforgettable Fans of the movies can now experience attract sufficient audiences this weekend. The Sony the action-packed, thrill of the beloved films film starring Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges and Jennifer that reached audiences worldwide through a Connelly opened in fifth place with $6 million. At first-of-its kind theme park land designed by $38 million, the production budget was more rea- LIONSGATE, the global film studio behind sonable than “Geostorm,” however. But despite The Hunger Games movies. For the very first good reviews, it opened behind two holdovers - the time, guests can experience an immersive horror pic “Happy Death Day” which landed in third land which includes a replication of the place with $9.4 million and “Blade Runner 2049” movie set, and exclusive video content, fea- which took in $7.2 million in its third weekend in turing film favorites, Effie Trinket and Caesar theaters. Flickerman, broadcasted on screens across Universal and Working Title’s “The Snowman,” the land. Tyler Perry as Madea in “Tyler Perry’s Boo! 2 A starring Michael Fassbender and based on the Jo Also, The World of The Hunger Games is Madea Halloween.” — AP photos Nesbo book, also failed to make a splash. The criti- composed of two incredible attractions, one cally derided pic debuted in eighth place with $3.4 high-energy street show, an immersive million from 1,812 theaters. The director, Thomas shopping outlet with exclusive branded mer- Alfredson has been widely acknowledging the film’s chandise and a great street-front cafÈ tak- characters in the movies, offers more than shortcomings and confusing plot in the press, saying memories using the MOTIONGATE(tm) ing guests on an immersive journey in the 20 themed food and beverage choices for that they did not have time to shoot the entire script. Dubai pass with no additional charge to dystopian world of Panem. Thrill-seekers can guests to refuel during The Hunger Games Audiences gave it a deathly D CinemaScore. maximize their experience. The new destina- soar on the high-speed, gravity-defying experience. Finally, guests of all ages can Things looked a little brighter for the limited tion at the LIONSGATE zone features two Capitol Bullet Train which is an adrenaline- stock up on supplies and exclusive movie releases this weekend. Both playing in four theaters, thrilling rollercoaster rides, and with this we fuelled ride aboard a half-pipe rollercoaster merchandise at Panem Supply Co. the Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman film “The Killing have now delivered all the 100 rides and that offers a taste of the futuristic technolo- Representatives from LIONSGATE and of a Sacred Deer,” took in $114,585 and attractions within the destination bringing gy of Panem. Guests are also graciously Dubai Parks and Resorts management, in “Wonderstruck,” starring Julianne Moore,” earned happiness to our guests from all ages” he invited by President Snow to take the Panem addition to key local and international media $68,762. “As great as September was, October has added. Aerial Tour, an exhilarating hovercraft aerial outlets who covered the event, attended the been really scary,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the sen- ior media analyst for comScore. Theatrical exhibitors and studio distribution heads are gathering in Miami Beach, Florida this week for the ShowEast Film Expo to discuss the state of movie going and it couldn’t come at a bet- ter time, when old truisms about what works and what doesn’t work at the box office are being chal- lenged weekly. Dergarabedian said even releasing a quality film isn’t a sure path to success anymore. “Even well-reviewed movies like ‘American Made,’ Gerard Butler in a scene from “Geostorm.” ‘Only the Brave’ and ‘Blade Runner 2049’ are hav- ing trouble gaining traction,” Dergarabedian said. The industry will be looking to the big event films, like “Thor: Ragnarok,” out Nov. 3, “Justice League” Made for a reported $25 million, Perry’s film and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” to get the year back drew a mostly older and female audience, who gave to even. — AP it an A- CinemaScore. “Boo 2!” did a little less busi- ness than the first film, which opened to $28.5 mil- lion just last year. “Given that it’s a sequel, its per- formance is at the higher end of our expectations,” said David Spitz, who heads up domestic distribu- tion for Lionsgate. Established 1961 31

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Lifestyle Fashion TV host Letterman honored with Mark Twain Prize

David Letterman was celebrated at the people, and occasionally their pets. “The Kennedy Center Sunday night for his record Johnny Carson show said, ‘Take a break from run on late-night TV, innovative comedy rou- your weird life and watch these famous people tines and for helping the nation start to heal by have fun in show business,’” Mulaney said. reassuring that it was OK to laugh again after “Dave’s show said, ‘Your weird life is just as the terrorist attacks of Sept 11, 2001. Fellow funny as show business.’” entertainers gathered to honor Letterman The 70-year-old Letterman spent 33 years David Letterman is honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Honoree David Letterman does an interview at the where he was receiving the Mark Twain Prize on late-night TV, hosting long-running shows Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday in Washington. — AP photos 20th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American for American Humor. on NBC and then on CBS. His final broadcast Humor. Among those in attendance were previous on May 20, 2015, was episode No. 6028 that Mark Twain recipients Steve Martin and Bill Letterman hosted. It shattered the record of his Murray, and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who mentor, Carson. On Sunday, comedians Steve style that influenced a generation. His time slot a Velcro-covered wall, sticking in place. He you’re way up there,” he said. “You will be able recalled a monologue Letterman gave on his Martin and Martin Short honored him by immediately following Carson’s “The Tonight turned bizarre characters like Larry “Bud” to walk up to any man or woman on the street, show shortly after 9/11. “You let us know it was needling him about his bushy, white beard. Show” allowed Letterman to draw a huge fol- Melman and Biff Henderson into cult celebrities. take a lit cigar out of their mouth and finish it. OK to move on and OK to laugh again,” “Dave has always had excellent instincts. What lowing of young, largely college-age viewers You’ll be able to board any riverboat in this Kimmel said. “Dave, you led the way for all of better time that seeking an alter- ‘Good Times’ country.” us.” Kimmel jokingly blamed the election of now to choose to native to the Letterman started his career as a radio talk Murray then announced he was hungry President Donald Trump on Letterman’s retire- look like a somewhat staid show host and TV weatherman in Indiana. In and had a burger brought to him on stage. He ment in 2015. Confederate war Carson model. the mid-1970s he moved to Los Angeles, per- then ordered platters of burgers delivered to “It’s like you went out for cigarettes one day general,” Steve Letterman forming stand-up comedy and writing jokes for Letterman’s balcony and cajoled Letterman’s and left us in the hands of our abusive, orange Martin said. You let us know introduced the (at the time more famous) stand-up comic son Harry to toss a pickle to the masses stepfather,” Kimmel said. Speakers included Former First country to fringe Walker of “Good Times” fame. Eventually he below. Letterman ended the evening with a comedians John Mulaney, Amy Schumer and Lady Michelle it was OK to musical acts that caught the eye of “The Tonight Show” and brief speech and a bit of dark humor, saying, Jimmie Walker of the 1970s television series Obama sent in a might never have Carson, performing several times on the show “I kind of wish this award could be presented “Good Times.” Walker gave Letterman one of video tribute and move on, to received an and becoming a regular guest host starting in posthumously.” He thanked the “hundreds his first jobs as a joke writer in Hollywood. Pearl Jam lead opportunity on 1978. and hundreds, perhaps thousands” of people Schumer poked fun at Letterman’s famed repu- singer Eddie laugh again “The Tonight NBC gave Letterman his own show follow- who helped him along the way. He closed tation for grumpiness, saying she performed on Vedder thanked Show.” His humor ing Carson; “Late Night with David Letterman” with a politically tinged quote from Mark his show three times. Letterman for was undeniably debuted on Feb 1, 1982. Letterman’s first guest Twain himself on the subject of patriotism: being a longtime intelligent, but that night? Bill Murray, the Twain award recipi- “Patriotism is supporting your country all the Weird life “friend to music” and performed the song also at times surrealistic and silly. He pioneered ent in 2016. On Sunday, Murray stole the show time and supporting your government when it “By the end of my third appearance, Dave “Keep me in your heart” by the late Warren segments called Stupid Pet Tricks and Stupid with a surreal performance dressed as an deserves it.” — AP was no longer totally indifferent to me,” she Zevon, a Letterman favorite. Letterman’s run on Human Tricks. He tossed watermelons and other Elizabethan-era monarch. Murray said the said. Mulaney credited Letterman’s appeal with NBC in particular was hugely influential, intro- objects off a five-story building; at one point, perks of the Twain award elevate you above his determination to mine humor from ordinary ducing a sardonic, irony-drenched comedic he wore a suit made of Velcro and jumped onto normal humans. “You’re not exactly a god but

tional airport for four days as technicians struggled to move the plane, the new museum feels surprisingly spacious. the plane. It was eventually dragged to a disused corner of The business class section of the plane will feature a Nepali pilot the airport where it sat rusting for two years-until pilot Bed model of the Wright Brothers’ first aircraft-the first Upreti had an idea. “It is unfortunate that the aircraft (had) machine to successfully take to the sky — and in the tail an accident and was grounded, but I saw a perfect opportu- there will be a cafe. revives crashed nity,” Upreti said. More than 150 miniature display planes will chart the his- He bought the metal carcass and has invested tory of aviation as well as the story of Nepal’s flying indus- Moustachioed $600,000 to turn it into an aviation museum. Upreti’s first try. Himalayan Nepal is heavily reliant on a network of task was moving the 63-metre plane across the road from domestic air routes to compensate for its limited road net- plane as aviation the airport to the museum’s lot-which proved harder than work, though the country’s airlines have a poor safety expected. He previously brought an abandoned Fokker record. For many in the impoverished country, the airfares Mona Lisa sells 100 — which is about half the size of an Airbus A330 — are also beyond their means. and transported it 500 kilometers to Dhangadi in Nepal’s “It (the museum) will give a chance to some Nepalis museum far west where he also set up a museum, though on a who might never fly to step into a plane,” said engineering for $750,000 smaller scale that this one. student Shyam Rauniyar, 22, who was part of the team that One of Marcel Duchamp’s reproductions of Leonardo A Turkish Airlines plane that crash landed at Kathmandu air- “Transporting that plane across districts was much easier put together the replica of the Wright Brother’s plane. than relocating the Airbus metres away from the airport,” Upreti hopes that the museum will inspire young minds to Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”, on to which he penciled a port two years ago will be welcoming ticket holders on beard and moustache, has sold for 632,500 euros board again-not for a flight but as the Nepali capital’s first Upreti said. Working only at night when the airport was become pilots and engineers, and is confident that it will closed, it took a team of engineers from Turkey six weeks to be a hit with visitors. “Passersby are already peeking to ($750,000) at Sotheby’s in Paris. It was part of the aviation museum. The Airbus A330 was carrying 224 pas- sale of a collection of surrealist works owned by sengers when it skidded off the runway at Kathmandu’s air- dismantle the plane into 10 pieces, before loading them onto get a glimpse,” he said. — AFP trucks for the 500 meter journey across the road. American Arthur Brandt, with 110 pieces fetching 3.9 port in March 2015, coming to a stop with its nose buried in million euros, including commission. However, some the grassy verge on the edge of the tarmac. It took another two months to put all the pieces back together. With all the seat stripped out of the belly of standout pieces, including a work by Francis Picabia, No one was hurt, but the crash shut Nepal’s only interna- which was estimated at 700,000 euros, did not find a buyer. Duchamp’s version of the “Mona Lisa” was one of nine works in the sale by the French artist, who is seen as the father of conceptual art. The “Mona Lisa” works are entitled “L.H.O.O.Q”, which in French sounds like the phrase “elle a chaud au cul”, roughly translated as “she’s horny”. It had a pre-sale estimate of 400,000 to 600,000 euros. The version that sold late Saturday was created in 1964 after the original 1919 so-called “ready made” piece. The other Duchamp pieces on offer at the auc- tion included “Boite-en-valise” or “Box in a Suitcase”, which beat its pre-sale estimate of 180,000 to 250,000 euros, selling for 319,500 euros. The work is a portable museum featuring 68 of the artist’s most famous works, reproduced or miniaturized. Seven dis- tinct versions were made in limited edition between 1941 and 1966. A painting by Swiss artist Kurt Seligmann called “Buste d’homme”, estimated at 60,000 to 80,000 euros, was sold for 181,250 euros, “not far from a world record for the artist”, according to Sotheby’s. Nepali pilot Bed Upreti walks from an airplane that has been converted into an Bed Upreti poses for a photograph during an interview in the airplane that has Among the six pieces offered from artist and photog- aviation museum in Kathmandu. — AFP photos been converted into an aviation museum. rapher Man Ray, “The Lovers”, a set of lips engraved in lead and then painted, accompanied by a rope, sold for 81,250 euros, far above the upper pre-sale esti- Other popular songs he recorded were “South Bend / mate of 25,000 euros. — AFP Burrito” and “Mexican Cat / Pedro’s Girlfriend.” The songs Al Hurricane, blended traditional New Mexico corridos, Tejano, rock, folk, France bombs and country. Often, he sang them in both Spanish and ‘Godfather of New English. He went on to record more than 30 albums and received a number of awards while traveling internationally. the bass and Following the 1980 Santa Fe prison riot - one of the most Mexico music,’ dies violent prison riots in US history - Hurricane released the song “(El Corrido De) La Prison De Santa Fe” which was a worries clubbers Al Hurricane, known as the “Godfather of New Mexico narrative about the conditions that led to the uprising. music” for developing a distinct sound bridging the state’s Hurricane would later say the song did not seek to place France’s superstar DJ Laurent Garnier banded together with unique Hispanic traditions with country and rock, died blame for the violence but to tell a story of the riot that left the country’s top nightclubs yesterday to sound the alarm Sunday. His son, Al Hurricane, Jr, told The Associated Press 33 dead and 200 hurt. In his later years, Hurricane would about new noise restrictions imposed on music venues. A that his father died from complications related to a long bat- campaign on behalf of former US Rep Heather Wilson and decree published by the centrist government of President tle against prostate cancer. Two of his daughters were at his current New Mexico Gov Susana Martinez, both Emmanuel Macron in August was designed to help reduce side. He was 81. Republicans. Al Hurricane, Jr, says final funeral arrangements hearing problems linked to loud music at nightclubs or music Hurricane, Jr said his father had already said his good- have not been made. — AP festivals. byes to his friends, fans and his children. “He didn’t want It lowers the maximum sustained sound level by three people crying when it was his time to go,” his son said. His decibels, to 102, and also puts limitations on the volume of death came two years after the elder Hurricane went on a deep throbbing bass lines which are beloved by fans of farewell tour following his announcement he had Stage 4 house, techno and drum and bass music, among other genres. prostate cancer and kept performing despite chemotherapy A column in Liberation newspaper on Monday co-signed by treatment. Born Alberto Nelson Sanchez on July 10, 1936, in Garnier, electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre and the the tiny village of Dixon, New Mexico, he was raised for a owners of Paris’s top clubs and festivals urged readers to time in Ojo Sarco before moving to Arizona and later “Make some noise to save music.” They waxed lyrical about Albuquerque. He learned to play the guitar thanks to his the joys of powerful basslines that make people want to mother and his father, a miner. dance, saying they delivered a sensation “just as keenly felt Hurricane began his professional music career by singing as a beautiful voice is by other music fans.” “We’re quieten- in Albuquerque Old Town restaurants before releasing his ing down fun, muzzling music and stopping artistic work liv- first songs, “Lobo” and “Racer” under the band Al Hurricane ing in its physical dimension,” the open letter said. & the Night Rockers in 1962. He released his first album, “Mi As well as risking a decline in the numbers of people Saxophone,” in 1967. The album contained his signature going out, the law also imposes new requirements on music song “Sentimiento,” a ballad he wrote for his first wife and venues that could prove too costly for small owners, the mother of his four children. Years later, a young Tejano signatories warned. Exposure to loud music can cause a singer named Selena would hear the song and record her ringing in the ears known as tinnitus that usually passes own version of it. after a few hours but can lead to long-term problems. In “L.H.O.O.Q”, a moustachioed Mona Lisa (La In 1969, while on a trip to Colorado, a car carrying 2012, Canadian electronic music artist Grimes cancelled a Joconde) by dadaist painter Marcel Hurricane and five band members skidded on an icy series of gigs due to hearing difficulties. Specialists say that Duchamp painted in 1930, displayed at the bridge and flipped five times. A piece of glass struck listening to loud music on headphones is the cause of Centre Pompidou National Museum of Hurricane’s right eye, causing him to lose it. He’d wear an increasing health problems, particularly among young peo- Modern Art. — AFP eye patch for this rest of his life, and it would become ple, while some experts recommend wearing earplugs at part of his unique look. concerts or in loud clubs.—AFP Established 1961

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People disguised as “Catrina” (Mexican representation of death) take part in the “Catrinas Parade” along Reforma Avenue, in Mexico City on October 22, 2017. Mexicans get ready to cele- brate the Day of the Dead highlighting the character of La Catrina which was created by cartoonist Jose Guadalupe Posada, famous for his drawings of typical local, folkloric scenes, socio- political criticism and for his illustrations of “skeletons” or skulls, including La Catrina. — AFP Cyprus struggles to manage its waste as tourist numbers soar Tourists on a crowded, sun-drenched beach in the Cypriot municipality aims to offer organic waste collection from resort of Ayia Napa tossed drinks cans into recycling bins as hotels by spring 2018. It has also installed recycling bins a record-breaking holiday season drew to a close. With in visitor hotspots such as the waterfront directly below more visitors heading to Cyprus than ever, the the Alion Beach Hotel. Russian holidaymaker Helen Mediterranean island’s waste disposal system is under pres- Mikhaylenko, who works for an industrial equipment sure, despite efforts to cut landfill use and encourage recy- importer in Moscow, praised the scheme. “People drink a cling, waste management and tourism, experts say. lot of beer and they should divide,” the 23-year-old said Panicos Michael, manager of the five-star Alion Beach in English, wearing sunglasses and a black bikini. “It’s a Hotel in Ayia Napa, said the rising number of visitors raised very good idea because rubbish is one of the global Compacted blocks of aluminum cans are seen at a waste management plant in Geri, on the out- major issues. “I think that problems and it is solved skirts of the Cypriot capital Nicosia. — AFP photos this will be a big challenge in Ayia Napa.” for the island in general to cope with the increased ‘Reduce, re-use, recycle’ Parpounas said. “There was no sorting on the island. There urged the government to introduce a “pay as you throw” amount of waste that’s Campaigns Tourism and waste man- was no sorting culture at all.” He was speaking at one of two scheme to encourage sorting, and to introduce a landfill tax. going to be produced,” he agement experts say waste Green Dot sorting warehouses in Cyprus. On a bleak indus- Environment department director Costas Hadjipanayiotou said. Cyprus-seen as a encourage output per person in trial estate on the outskirts of Nicosia, it handles around half said the government was working to push people to recycle regional safe spot shielded Cyprus is heavily inflated the island’s recycling, some 12 tons a day. A digger shoveled more but that the proportion of waste going to landfill was from the unrest that has Cypriots to by tourist arrivals. Kyriakos mountains of refuse into a container where a rumbling con- still “a huge number”. hit other popular Parpounas of Green Dot, a veyor belt heaved the waste into a warehouse nextdoor. “Cyprus is landfilling so much waste because... we are Mediterranean destina- re-use and recycle’ waste management firm Around 15 workers stood at the belt, sorting plastic bot- still late in establishing the appropriate infrastructure and tions-hosted a record 3.2 that deals with the vast tles and drinks cans and cardboard scraps into separate cultivating the culture, but also the infrastructure is not in million visitors last year majority of recycling in bins. Warehouse manager Andreas Andreou said a fifth of place,” he said. Tourism officials say recycling efforts make and looks set to top that Cyprus, said tourists’ waste the supposedly recyclable waste arriving at the plant still economic sense. Philippos Drousiotis, of the Cyprus by eight percent in 2017, output was equivalent to had to go to landfill because non-recyclable waste crept in. Sustainable Tourism Initiative, said both hotels and guests official figures show. adding 300,000 permanent residents to the country’s The day before, workers had even found a dead dog. had welcomed efforts such as cutting use of plastic bottles. In response, authorities and tourism executives are back- 866,000 population. Parpounas said more efforts were needed if the country “The sustainable tourist is good for business,” he said. “It’s a ing efforts to separate waste and send as much as possible Cyprus has much improved its waste management was to meet the EU target of recycling half of its municipal good opportunity to reduce their costs.” away from landfill sites and towards recycling. Cyprus land- since 2005, when Green Dot was founded in response to waste by 2020. “We are missing a lot of important tools Muscovite holidaymaker Kate Tsurkanova, standing next filled some 79 percent of its municipal waste in 2013, a new European Union law demanding better sorting and that would actually drive people and create the culture of to a beach near the centre of Ayia Napa, said she was according to the latest figure available on Eurostat, far recycling, he said. Green Dot has run a series of school sorting,” he said. pleased tourists could now separate their rubbish for recy- above the European Union average of just 28 percent. and media campaigns encouraging Cypriots to “reduce, cling. “It’s perfect, actually I have just started doing it myself Michael said his hotel had cut landfill output per guest by re-use and recycle”. But the country still only recycles 19 ‘Good business sense’ in Russia,” she said. “I wish there were more bins like that half since it introduced waste separation in 2003. percent of its waste, far lower than the European average Green Dot presented a list of 10 demands to the govern- everywhere.” — AFP The hotel divides glass, paper, plastic, metal, drinks of 44 percent. ment when it was set up in 2005. Some 12 years later, seven cartons and other categories for recycling. The Ayia Napa “We began from scratch, there was no infrastructure,” have yet to be fulfilled, Parpounas said. In particular, he

Tourists stand next to recycling bins at the beach in the resort town Employees work at a waste management plant in Geri. A picture taken on September 7, 2017 shows sunbeds lying at the of Ayia Napa. beach ready for tourists, in the resort town of Ayia Napa.